Pope Benedict XVI later named him the second Archbishop of Villavicencio on 30 November 2007, the thirty-fourth anniversary of his priestly ordination. Urbina succeeded José Ruiz Arenas, who was made a bishop in the same ceremony as the former in 1996, and was formally installed as Archbishop on 25 January 2008.
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oscar, urbina, ortega, born, april, 1947, colombian, prelate, roman, catholic, church, second, current, archbishop, villavicencio, most, reverendarchbishop, villavicenciochurchroman, catholic, churcharchdiocesevillavicencioseevillavicencioappointed30, november. Oscar Urbina Ortega born 13 April 1947 is a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church He is the second and current Archbishop of Villavicencio The Most ReverendOscar Urbina OrtegaArchbishop of VillavicencioChurchRoman Catholic ChurchArchdioceseVillavicencioSeeVillavicencioAppointed30 November 2007Installed25 January 2008PredecessorJose Ruiz ArenasOther post s President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference 2017 OrdersOrdination30 November 1973by Anibal Munoz DuqueConsecration13 April 1996by Pedro Rubiano SaenzPersonal detailsBornOscar Urbina Ortega 1947 04 13 13 April 1947 age 75 Arboledas Norte de Santander ColombiaPrevious post s Titular Bishop of Forconio 1996 99 Auxiliary Bishop of Bogota 1996 99 Bishop of Cucuta 1999 2007 Vice President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference 2014 17 Styles of Oscar Urbina OrtegaReference styleThe Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleMonsignorPosthumous stylenot applicableBiography EditOscar Urbina Ortega was born in Arboledas and ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Anibal Munoz Duque on 30 November 1973 From 1986 to 1994 he was Rector of the Major Seminary of Bogota the main seminary of the Archdiocese of Bogota 1 On March 8 1996 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bogota and Titular Bishop of Forconium by Pope John Paul II He received his episcopal consecration on the following 13 April from Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Saenz with Archbishops Paolo Romeo and Tarcisio Bertone SDB serving as co consecrators Urbina was later named Bishop of Cucuta on 9 November 1999 Pope Benedict XVI later named him the second Archbishop of Villavicencio on 30 November 2007 the thirty fourth anniversary of his priestly ordination Urbina succeeded Jose Ruiz Arenas who was made a bishop in the same ceremony as the former in 1996 and was formally installed as Archbishop on 25 January 2008 References Edit Historia Seminario Mayor de Bogota seminariobogota arquibogota org co Retrieved 2016 06 02 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Oscar Urbina Ortega Wikimedia Commons has media related to oscar Urbina Catholic HierarchyPreceded byJesus Salazar Gomez Bishop of Cucuta1999 2007 Succeeded byJaime Prieto AmayaPreceded byJose Ruiz Arenas Archbishop of Villavicencio2007 present Succeeded byincumbent This Colombian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oscar Urbina Ortega amp oldid 1069207884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
