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Episcopal Conference Of Colombia
The Episcopal Conference of Colombia is an administrative institution and permanence of the Catholic Church, composed of all the bishops of the dioceses of Colombia in a college, in communion with the Roman Pontiff and under his authority to exercise set of certain pastoral functions of the episcopate on the faithful of their territory under the rule of law and statutes, in order to promote the life of the Church, to strengthen its mission of evangelization and respond more effectively to the greater good that the Church should seek to men. Ecclesiastical organization The Catholic Church is present in 13 locations with groundwater, 52 suffragan dioceses, 10 apostolic vicariate 1 and Military Ordinary: The Archdiocese of Barranquilla is suffragan dioceses of The Tour Santa Marta and Valledupar Riohacha The Archdiocese of Bogotá has as suffragan dioceses of Engativá Facatativá Fontibón Soacha and Zipaquirá Girardot The Archdiocese of Bucaramanga is suffragan diocese of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to meet regularly, with its own legal structure and ecclesial leadership function, is the Swiss Bishops' Conference, which was founded in 1863. More than forty episcopal conferences existed before the Second Vatican Council. Their status was confirmed by the Second Vatican Council and further defined by Pope Paul VI's 1966 ''motu proprio'', '' Ecclesiae sanctae''. Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, often national ones, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference, although they may also include neighboring countries. Certain authority and tasks are assigned to episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome, which has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Catholic Church and the sovereign city-state known as the Vatican City. According to Catholic tradition it was founded in the first century by Saints Peter and Paul and, by virtue of Petrine and papal primacy, is the focal point of full communion for Catholic Christians around the world. As a sovereign entity, the Holy See is headquartered in, operates from, and exercises "exclusive dominion" over the independent Vatican City State enclave in Rome, of which the pope is sovereign. The Holy See is administered by the Roman Curia (Latin for "Roman Court"), which is the central government of the Catholic Church. The Roman Curia includes various dicasteries, comparable to ministries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bucaramanga
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga ( la, Bucaramanguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia. History * 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Bucaramanga from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona * 14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **St. John Baptist, Girón Bishops Ordinaries * Bishops of Bucaramanga ** Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona; future Cardinal ** Héctor Rueda Hernández (1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14) * Archbishops of Bucaramanga ** Héctor Rueda Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín **Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15) Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; future Cardinal ** Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13) **Ismael Rueda Sierra (2009.02.13 – present) Auxiliary bishops *Isaías Duarte Cancino (1985-198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Rueda Hernández
Héctor Rueda Hernández (November 9, 1920 – November 1, 2011) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Rueda Hernández was born in Colombia and ordained a priest on December 15, 1946. Rueda Hernández was appointed the bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga on May 5, 1960 and consecrated on June 19, 1960. On December 14, 1974, Rueda Hernández was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and would remain in the diocese until he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Medellín In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ... on November 7, 1991. Rueda Hernández retired from the Archdiocese of Medellin on February 13, 1997. See also References External linksCatholic-Hierarchy [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Revollo Bravo
Mario Revollo Bravo (19 September 1919 - 3 November 1995) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Bogotá from 1984 to 1994. He was made a cardinal in 1988. Biography Mario Revollo Bravo was born in Genoa, Italy, where his father was Colombian consul in that city. He was the third of the six children. He was ordained 31 October 1943 in Rome by Cardinal Luigi Traglia. Pope Paul VI appointed him an auxiliary bishop of Bogotá on 13 November 1973. He was elected president of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia in 1978 and held that position until Pope John Paul II transferred him to the metropolitan see of Bogotá on 25 June 1984. Pope John Paul II made Revollo Bravo Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola in the consistory Consistory is the anglicized form of the consistorium, a council of the closest advisors of the Roman emperors. It can also refer to: *A papal consistory, a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Manizales
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales ( la, Manizalensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Manizales in Colombia. History * 11 April 1900: Established as Diocese of Manizales from the Diocese of Medellín * 10 May 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Manizales **Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Victorias in Santa Rosa de Cabal Ordinaries * Bishops of Manizales ** Gregorio Nazianzeno Hoyos † (16 Dec 1901 – 25 Oct 1921) Died ** Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera † (6 Jul 1922 – 7 Jul 1932) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellín ** Juan Manuel González Arbeláez † (3 Jul 1933 – 6 Jun 1934) Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Aenus **Luis Concha Córdoba † (13 Jul 1935 – 10 May 1954) ''see below''; future Cardinal * Archbishops of Manizales **Luis Concha Córdoba † (10 May 1954 – 18 May 1959) ''see above''; Appointed, Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Garzón
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón ( la, Garzonensis) is a diocese located in the city of Garzón in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia. History * 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Garzón from the Diocese of Tolima * 25 February 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón-Neiva * 24 July 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón Bishops Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order ; Bishops of Garzón, below * Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2012.06.11 – 2022.02.09) * Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15) * Libardo Ramírez Gómez (1986.10.18 – 2003.03.15) * Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1977.04.26 – 1985.10.25), appointed Bishop of Ipiales * Octavio Betancourt Arango (1975.11.10 – 1977.04.26) * José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1964.02.29 – 1975.05.22), appointed Archbishop of Manizales; future Cardinal ; Bishop of Garzón-Neiva, below * Gerardo Martínez Madrigal (1964.02.25 – 1964.02.29) ; Bishops of Garzón, below * Gerar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez
José de Jesús Horacio Pimiento Rodríguez (; 18 February 1919 – 3 September 2019) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Montería from 1959 to 1964, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva from 1964 to 1975, and finally Archbishop of Manizales from 1975 to 1996. He was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015. Life and career Pimiento Rodríguez was born in Zapatoca to Agustín Pimiento Lizarazo and Salomé Rodríguez Castillo. He was baptized on 4 March 1919. He was ordained a priest on 14 December 1941, fulfilling his dream despite his family's economic hardship. Pimiento served as coadjutor vicar in parishes in Mogotes, as well as in the cathedrals of San Gil and Vélez. He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pasto, as well as titular bishop of Apollonis, by Pope Pius XII on 14 June 1955, and consecrated on 28 August 1955. On 30 December 1959, Pope John XXIII appointed Pimiento bishop of the Diocese of Monteria and later by P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Nueva Pamplona
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona ( la, Neo-Pampilonensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia. History On 25 September 1835, Pope Gregory XVI established the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada. It was then a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bogotá. The first bishop, José Jorge Torres Estans, a native of Cartagena, ruled from 30 August 1837, to 17 April 1853, when he died at the age of 81, an exile in San Antonio del Fáchira, Venezuela. His successor, José Luis Niño, named vicar Apostolic, was consecrated in October, 1856, and also died an exile in San Antonio del Fáchira, 12 February 1864. The third bishop, Bonifacio Antonio Toscano, governed from 13 October 1865, to his retirement in 1873. He convoked the first diocesan synod, and assisted at the Provincial Council of New Granada in 1868 and at the First Vatican Council. Indalecio Barreto succeeded him 3 December 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Aníbal Muñoz Duque (3 October 1908 – 15 January 1987) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bogotá. Biography He was born in Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia as the son of José María Muñoz and Ana Rosa Duque. He was educated at the Seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos. He was ordained to the priesthood 19 November 1933. After his ordaination he was a faculty member and prefect of the Minor Seminary of the Institute of Missions of Yarumal from 1933 until 1937. He was then promoted to rector and vice-superior general of the Institute of Yarumal. In 1950 he was Pro-vicar general of the diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos until 1951. Episcopate Pope Pius XII appointed him Bishop of Socorro y San Gil on 8 April 1951. He was consecrated on 27 May by the Nuncio to Colombia. He was transferred to the diocese of Bucaramanga on 18 December 1952. He served there until he was promoted to the metropolitan see of Nueva Pamplona on 3 August 1959. He attended the Second Vatican Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Concha Córdoba
Luis Concha Córdoba (November 7, 1891—September 18, 1975) was a Colombian priest and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Concha served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1959 to 1972, before his elevation to the cardinalate in 1961. Biography Luis Concha Córdoba was born in Bogotá to José Vicente Concha, the future president of Colombia, and his first wife, Leonor Córdoba. His father prepared him for his first Communion. He was homeschooled in Latin by Dr Miguel Abadía Méndez, who was professor of the same subject at the Seminary of Bogotá, where Concha entered in 1908 to continue his studies in Latin. When Concha's father was made the Colombian ambassador to France, Luis went with him to Paris and there studied humanities. Upon his return to Bogotá, he continued his studies for the priesthood at the seminary. Ordained on October 28, 1916, Concha then served as a chaplain to the cathedral school, and a professor at the seminary and Our Lady of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Crisanto Luque Sánchez (February 1, 1889 – May 7, 1959) was a Colombian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bogotá from 1950 to 1959, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Crisanto Luque Sánchez was born in Tenjo to Heliodoro Luque and Natalia Sáchez. After studying in Tabio, he attended the Major Seminary of Bogotá, alongside his future successor as archbishop of the same, Luis Concha Córdoba. Luque was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Bernardo Herrera Restrepo on October 28, 1916, and then did pastoral work in Bogotá until 1931. During that period, he served as a hospital chaplain, vicar, and pastor. On January 16, 1931, Luque was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja and Titular Bishop of Croae. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 3 from Archbishop Paolo Giobbe, with Bishops José Ignacio López Umana and Luis Adriano Díaz serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
