German Villa Gaviria
Germán Villa Gaviria CIM (born April 21, 1911 in Sopetrán , † June 18, 1992 in Medellín ) was a Colombian Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Barranquilla .
Life
He was ordained a priest on July 7, 1935. The Pope appointed him titular bishop of Lamdia and auxiliary bishop in Cartagena on November 10, 1956 . The Archbishop of Cartagena , José Ignacio López Umaña , donated him episcopal ordination on February 10 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Julio Caicedo Téllez SDB , Bishop of Cali , and Aníbal Muñoz Duque , Bishop of Bucaramanga .
Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Barranquilla on February 3, 1959, and he was instituted on March 19, 1959. He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 25, 1969 Archbishop of Barranquilla. On May 11, 1987, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Francisco Gallego Pérez |
Bishop / Archbishop of Barranquilla 1959–1987 |
Félix María Torres Parra |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Villa Gaviria, German |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Barranquilla |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sopetrán |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1992 |
| Place of death | Medellin |