Belarmino Correa Yepes

Belarmino Correa Yepes MXY (born July 14, 1930 in Briceño , † March 20, 2020 in Villavicencio ) was Bishop of San José del Guaviare .

Life

Belarmino Correa Yepes joined the religious order of the Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal and was ordained a priest on August 15, 1957 .

Pope Paul VI appointed him on October 30, 1967 as Apostolic Prefect of Mitú . Pope John Paul II appointed him on January 19, 1989 Vicar Apostolic of San José del Guaviare and Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia . The Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia , Angelo Acerbi , donated him episcopal ordination on April 8 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve MXY, Bishop of Arauca , andHeriberto Correa Yepes MXY, Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura .

On October 29, 1999, the Pope elevated the Vicariate Apostolic to a diocese and thus became the first Bishop of San José del Guaviare. On January 17, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.

Web links

Entry on Belarmino Correa Yepes on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ editorCEC1: monseñor belarmino correa yepesfallecimientoconferencia episcopalsan josé del guaviareobispo. In: Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia. March 21, 2020, accessed March 22, 2020 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Heriberto Correa Yepes MXY	Apostolic Prefect of Mitú 1967–1989	José Gustavo Angel Ramírez MXY
---	Apostolic Vicar / Bishop of San José del Guaviare 1973–2006	Guillermo Orozco Montoya

personal data
SURNAME	Correa Yepes, Belarmino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Colombian religious, Bishop of San José del Guaviare
DATE OF BIRTH	July 14, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Briceño
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 2020
Place of death	Villavicencio

[1] torCEC1: monseñor belarmino correa yepesfallecimientoconferencia episcopalsan josé del guaviareobispo. In: Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia. March 21, 2020, accessed March 22, 2020 .