Rodrigo Arango Velásquez
Colombian bishop
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (4 March 1925 – 27 December 2008) was the second Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Buga, Colombia. He was the first Colombian Bishop of the Sulpician order.[1]
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Buga
In office17 January 1985 – 19 January 2001
PredecessorJulián Mendoza Guerrero
Rodrigo Arango Velásquez | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Buga | |
| |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Buga |
| In office | 17 January 1985 – 19 January 2001 |
| Predecessor | Julián Mendoza Guerrero |
| Successor | Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia (1981-1985) Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (1981-1985) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 June 1950 |
| Consecration | 25 March 1981 by Alfonso López Trujillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1925 |
| Died | 27 December 2008 (aged 83) |
Born in Betania, Colombia, he was ordained to the priesthood on 3 June 1950. On 29 January 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín, Colombia and he was ordained a bishop on 25 March 1981. On 17 January 1985, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Buga. He retired on 19 January 2001.[2]
