Jorge Ardila Serrano (September 17, 1927,

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, Colombia – October 12, 2010, Girardot, Colombia) was the

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bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot () is a diocese located in the city of Girardot in the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia. History * 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá ...

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. Ordained to the priesthood on October 17, 1948, he was appointed

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of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota on October 27, 1980, and was ordained on November 30, 1980. In 1988, he was appointed bishop of the Girardot Diocese retiring in 2001.Copy of MONSEÑOR JORGE ARDILA SERRANO, SIGNO DEL AMOR DE DIOS PARA S by Alvaro Gaitan on Prezi
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Major Seminary of Bogotá alumni 1927 births 2010 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Girardot Roman Catholic bishops of Bogotá {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub