Gregorio Garavito Jiménez
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Gregorio Garavito Jiménez S.M.M. (born March 9, 1919) is a Colombia
n Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
. As of 2009, he is one of oldest Colombian Roman Catholic bishops.
Jiménez 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
. Jiménez was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio as well as Titular bishop of Cyparissia on December 4, 1961 and ordained bishop on February 11, 1962. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio on April 26, 1969 and retired on May 3, 1994.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. As of 2009, he is one of oldest Colombian Roman Catholic bishops.
Jiménez was born in Junín, Colombia
Junín, Cundinamarca
Junín is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....
and was ordained a priest on July 24, 1942 from the religious order of Missionaries of the Company of Mary
Louis de Montfort
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was canonized in 1947. He was a French priest and known in his time as a preacher and author, whose books, still widely read, have influenced a number of popes....
. Jiménez was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio as well as Titular bishop of Cyparissia on December 4, 1961 and ordained bishop on February 11, 1962. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio on April 26, 1969 and retired on May 3, 1994.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archiocese of Villavicencio