Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez

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Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (born November 3, 1933 in Marinilla ; † October 20, 2019 in Rionegro ) was a Colombian clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Medellín .

Life

Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez was ordained a priest on October 16, 1960 after his theological training at the Major Seminary in Medellín . In addition to various pastoral activities, he was engaged as episcopal vicar.

Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Medellín and titular bishop of Bennefa on January 28, 1998 . The Archbishop of Medellín, Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo PSS , donated him episcopal ordination on March 25 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Héctor Rueda Hernández , Old Archbishop of Medellín, and Paolo Romeo , Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia .

On February 16, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

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personal data
SURNAME Rivera Gómez, Gonzalo de Jesús
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop Medellín
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Marinilla
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 2019
Place of death Rionegro