Rodrigo Arango Velásquez

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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]

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]

References

  1. 1."Sulpicians: Timeline". www.sulpicians.org. Archived from the original on 2004-06-07.
  2. 2."Bishop Rodrigo Arango Velásquez [Catholic-Hierarchy]".