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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
29 Jun 202466.3AppointedGermán Medina AcostaBishop of Engativá
75.7RetiredFrancisco Antonio Nieto SúaBishop of EngativáBishop Emeritus
49.1AppointedEdwin Raúl Vanegas CuervoAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
49.1AppointedEdwin Raúl Vanegas CuervoTitular Bishop of MazacaAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
5 Jul 202457.3AppointedWiston Mosquera MorenoBishop of Quibdó
49.5AppointedWilliam Prieto DazaBishop of San Vicente del Caguán
11 Jul 202455.4AppointedOrlando Olave VillanobaBishop of Ocaña
19 Jul 202458.6InstalledEdgar Aristizábal QuinteroBishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
20 Jul 202462.1ResignedÓscar Augusto Múnera OchoaVicar Apostolic of TierradentroVicar Apostolic Emeritus
27 Jul 202452.5Ordained BishopDimas Antonio Acuña JiménezBishop of El Banco
48.5Ordained BishopEdgar Jesús Mejía OrozcoTitular Bishop of ZattaraAuxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla
3 Aug 202449.2Ordained BishopEdwin Raúl Vanegas CuervoTitular Bishop of MazacaAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
10 Aug 202450.4Ordained BishopRodrigo Gallego TrujilloBishop of Palmira
17 Aug 202450.4InstalledRodrigo Gallego TrujilloBishop of Palmira
23 Aug 202466.4InstalledGermán Medina AcostaBishop of Engativá
9 Sep 202452.6InstalledDimas Antonio Acuña JiménezBishop of El Banco
53.4CeasedJosé Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.Apostolic Administrator of El BancoBishop of Santa Marta
14 Sep 202457.4Ordained BishopWiston Mosquera MorenoBishop of Quibdó
25 Sep 202449.7Ordained BishopWilliam Prieto DazaBishop of San Vicente del Caguán
28 Sep 202455.6InstalledOrlando Olave VillanobaBishop of Ocaña
68.1CeasedJorge Alberto Ossa SotoApostolic Administrator of OcañaArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona
2 Oct 202458.6CeasedOmar de Jesús Mejía GiraldoApostolic Administrator of San Vicente del CaguánArchbishop of Florencia
49.7InstalledWilliam Prieto DazaBishop of San Vicente del Caguán
4 Oct 202455.7AppointedNelson Jair Cardona RamírezBishop of Pereira
76.1RetiredRigoberto Corredor BermúdezBishop of PereiraBishop Emeritus
5 Oct 202464.9CeasedMario de Jesús Álvarez GómezApostolic Administrator of QuibdóBishop of Istmina-Tadó
57.5InstalledWiston Mosquera MorenoBishop of Quibdó
22 Oct 202462.6InstalledLuis José Rueda AparicioCardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via PrenestinaCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá
2 Dec 202487.5DiedHéctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón †Bishop Emeritus of Engativá
7 Dec 202499.2AppointedAngelo AcerbiCardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città GiardinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
99.2Elevated to CardinalAngelo AcerbiCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
64.3AppointedAlexander Matiz AtencioBishop of Buga
77.7RetiredJosé Roberto Ospina LeongómezBishop of BugaBishop Emeritus
28 Jan 202557.3AppointedJaime Alberto Cabrera ArcosBishop of Garzón
10 Feb 202590.5DiedFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy
22 Feb 202564.5Ordained BishopAlexander Matiz AtencioBishop of Buga
25 Mar 202557.5Ordained BishopJaime Alberto Cabrera ArcosBishop of Garzón
59.1CeasedMiguel Fernando González MariñoApostolic Administrator of GarzónBishop of Espinal
10 Apr 202567.2AppointedLuis Albeiro Maldonado MonsalveBishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
2 May 202589.4DiedJorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín
29 May 202567.3InstalledLuis Albeiro Maldonado MonsalveBishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
30 May 202578.1AppointedJosé Roberto Ospina LeongómezApostolic Administrator of Colombia, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Buga
31 May 202579.1RetiredJosé Figueroa GómezBishop of Granada en ColombiaBishop Emeritus
57.8AppointedJorge Enrique Malpica BejaranoBishop of Granada en ColombiaBishop-Elect

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