Gilberto Jiménez Narváez

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Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (born February 18, 1937 in Abejorral , Antioquia , Colombia ; † October 20, 2015 in Medellín ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Medellín .

Life

Gilberto Jiménez Narváez was ordained a priest on September 1, 1963 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Riohacha on July 16, 1996 . He was ordained episcopate on September 7th of the same year by the Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro , Flavio Calle Zapata ; Co- consecrators were Félix María Torres Parra , Archbishop of Barranquilla and Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo PSS , Archbishop of Popayán . As a motto he chose Que Todos Sean Uno .

On March 8, 2001, he resigned his office as Bishop of Riohacha and was appointed Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Auxiliary Bishop in Medellín on March 20 of the same year by John Paul II . On February 25, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.

Web links

Entry on Gilberto Jiménez Narváez on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ La Arquidiócesis de Medellín lamenta el fallecimiento del excelentísimo Monseñor Gilberto Jiménez Narváez. In: Homepage. Archdiocese of Medellín , October 21, 2015, accessed October 21, 2015 (Spanish).

predecessor	Office	successor
Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve	Bishop of Riohacha 1996-2001	Armando Larios Jiménez

personal data
SURNAME	Jiménez Narváez, Gilberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Colombian clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Medellín
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Abejorral , Colombia
DATE OF DEATH	20th October 2015
Place of death	Medellin , Colombia

[1] La Arquidiócesis de Medellín lamenta el fallecimiento del excelentísimo Monseñor Gilberto Jiménez Narváez. In: Homepage. Archdiocese of Medellín , October 21, 2015, accessed October 21, 2015 (Spanish).