20th-century Catholic Archbishop of Villavicencio
Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
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| See | Archiocese of Villavicencio |
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| In office | 1969–1994 |
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| Predecessor | Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius |
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| Successor | Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal |
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| Previous post(s) | Priest |
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| Ordination | July 24, 1942 |
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| Born | (1919-03-09)March 9, 1919
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| Died | February 16, 2016(2016-02-16) (aged 96) |
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Gregorio Garavito Jiménez S.M.M. (March 9, 1919 – February 16, 2016) was a Colombian bishop of the Catholic Church. At the time of his death, he was one of oldest Colombian Catholic bishops.[citation needed]
Garavito was born in Junín, Colombia and was ordained a priest on July 24, 1942, from the religious order of Missionaries of the Company of Mary. Monsignor Garavito was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Villavicencio as well as titular bishop of Cyparissia on December 4, 1961, and consecrated on February 11, 1962.[citation needed]
He was appointed archbishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio on April 26, 1969, and retired on May 3, 1994.[1]
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References
- ^ Rausch, Jane M. (2007). From Frontier Town to Metropolis: A History of Villavicencio, Colombia, Since 1842. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7425-5474-0.
