Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio

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Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio (25 November 1935 – 2 May 2025) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Biography

Born in Montebello, Antioquia, Castaño Rubio was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.[2] In June 1983, he was appointed vicar apostolic of Quibdó and titular bishop of Edistiana, serving until he was ordained bishop of Quibdó in 1990. In 2001, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Medellín and titular bishop of Stagnum. Castaño Rubio retired from his post as auxiliary bishop on his 75th birthday in 2010.[1]

Castaño Rubio died in Medellín on 2 May 2025, at the age of 89.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]"Bishop Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  2. 2.[2.2]Medina, Luz Marina (3 May 2025). "Colombia: Fallece monseñor Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, obispo emérito de Medellín" (in Spanish). Episcopal Conference of Latin America. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. 3."Falleció en Medellín, Monseñor Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, primer Vicario Apostólico y Obispo diocesano de Quibdó". El Manduco (in Spanish). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.