Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca
| Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca The Most Reverend | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of San Miguel | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (El Salvador) |
| Appointed | April 7, 2018 |
| Predecessor | Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino |
| Previous post | Military Ordinariate of El Salvador March 29, 2008-December 7, 2017 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 5, 1986 by José Oscar Barahona Castillo |
| Consecration | March 29, 2008 by Luigi Pezzuto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca June 20, 1961 Ilobasco, Cabañas Department, El Salvador |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Education | University |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (born in Ilobasco, Cabañas, El Salvador on June 20, 1961) is a Catholic Bishop, Professor, Salvadoran Christian theologian.
Biography
He was born on June 20, 1961, in the city of Ilobasco located in the Department of Cabanas, El Salvador. He grew up and went to primary and secondary school in Ilobasco.[1]
In his youth he decided to join the path of priesthood, and joined "The Mission of Fathers of Guatemala," and studied philosophy. Afterwards he pursued studies in theology in the Seminary of San José of the Mountain in San Salvador.[1][2]
After being ordained as a priest, he pursued higher education in Rome, Italy studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he majored in Christian theology.
On July 5, 1986, he was ordained as a priest to serve the Diocese of San Vicente, by the then bishop, José Oscar Barahona Castillo.[3][1]
Once he returned to El Salvador, he began to exercise his pastoral ministry. From 1989 to 2000, he was an educator at Libro sagrado at the San Jose of the Mountain Seminary in San Salvador, the same Seminary in which he had once studied at. He was also the sub-secretary of the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (CEDES), a member of the International Council for Catechesis (Co. In. Cat.) and a Military Chaplain.[1]
From the year 2000 up until 2008 he was the General Chaplain and Apostolic administrator of the Military Ordinariate of El Salvador.[3]
Episcopate
The Military's Bishop of El Salvador
On February 2, 2008, after years of working in the Military Bishopric of El Salvador; Pope Benedict XVI named him the new Bishop of the Salvadoran military. He received episcopal consecration on March 29, 2008, under the Papal Ambassador of El Salvador and Belize Luigi Pezzuto, and co-consecrators were the then Bishop of San Vicente, José Oscar Barahona Castillo who also consecrated him as a priest, as well as Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar, then Bishop of Santiago de Maria.[4]
From the October 8, 2011 until the July 11, 2012, he was the diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Sonsonate, when it was vacant.[3]
Bishop of San Miguel
On December 7, 2017, Pope Francis named him Bishop of San Miguel and on April 7, 2018, he took canonical possession at the diocesan cathedral in San Miguel.[5]
See also
External attachments
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 "Mons. Fabio Reynaldo Colindres | Diócesis de San Miguel | Sitio Oficial". diocesisdesanmiguelsv.org (in Spanish). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- Back to citation Apóstoles de Su Amor (2021-10-17). Historia de una vocación: Monseñor Fabio Colindres. Retrieved 2025-05-04 – via YouTube.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 "Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- Back to citation Prensa, A. C. I. "El Papa nombra nuevo Obispo en El Salvador". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-04; "elsalvador.com, Colindres es el nuevo obispo militar del pais". 2017-12-10. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 2025-05-04; "Bishop Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- Back to citation A.C.I. Prensa. "Papa Francisco nombra un obispo para Centroamérica". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-04; Rivas Funes, Ángel Mauricio (2017-12-07). "ANGEL MAURICIO RIVAS FUNES: MONS. FABIO REYNALDO COLINDRES ABARCA ES NOMBRADO POR EL PAPA FRANCISCO OBISPO DE LA DIÓCESIS SAN MIGUEL". ANGEL MAURICIO RIVAS FUNES. Retrieved 2025-05-04; SINOPSIS FILMS (2018-04-26). Cardenal Rosa Chávez entrega Báculo al nuevo Obispo de la Diócesis de San Miguel | El Salvador. Retrieved 2025-05-04 – via YouTube.