Julio Franco Arango (3 March 1914 – 16 September 1980) was a Colombian

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1938, Arango was named bishop in June 1964. In August 1964, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso,

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, and died in 1980 while still in office.Julio Franco Arango
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1914 births 1980 deaths People from Antioquia Department 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Roman Catholic bishops of Duitama-Sogamoso {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub