Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio (25 November 1935 – 2 May 2025) was a Colombian prelate of the

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Biography

Born in

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, Castaño Rubio was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He received a doctorate in theology from the

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in Rome. In June 1983, he was appointed vicar apostolic of Quibdó and

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of Edistiana, serving until he was ordained bishop of Quibdó in 1990. In 2001, he was appointed

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and titular bishop of Stagnum. Castaño Rubio retired from his post as auxiliary bishop on his 75th birthday in 2010. Castaño Rubio died in

on 2 May 2025, at the age of 89.

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