Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz
Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (born September 4, 1943 in Duitama ) is a Colombian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Socorro y San Gil .
Life
Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz was ordained a priest on November 11, 1967 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Arauca on March 20, 2003 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia, Archbishop Beniamino Stella , donated him episcopal ordination on April 26 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga IMC , Archbishop of Tunja , and Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos , emeritus military bishop of Colombia . The inauguration in the diocese of Arauca took place on May 3rd of the same year.
He was appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil on February 2, 2010, and was instituted on April 17 of the same year.
On December 12, 2019, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 12, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano CSsR |
Bishop of Arauca 2003-2010 |
Jaime Muñoz Pedroza |
| Ismael Rueda Sierra |
Bishop of Socorro y San Gil 2010–2019 |
Luis Augusto Campos Flórez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mesa Ruiz, Carlos Germán |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Socorro y San Gil |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duitama |