Jaime Prieto Amaya
Jaime Prieto Amaya (born March 27, 1941 in Bogotá ; † August 26, 2010 ibid) was a Colombian theologian and Roman Catholic bishop of Cúcuta .
Life
Jaime Prieto Amaya attended the minor seminary in the Colombian capital Bogotá and studied philosophy and theology at the local seminary . He was ordained a priest on August 14, 1965 and was incardinated in the Facatativá diocese . He initially worked as a vicar, later as an auditor and notary for the diocesan curia.
Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Barrancabermeja diocese in the north of Bogotá in 1993 . The episcopal ordination donated to him on 11 December 1993 Archbishop Paolo Romeo , apostolic nuncio in Colombia; Co- consecrators were the former Bishop of Facatativá , Hernando Velásquez Lotero , and Luis Gabriel Romero Franco , incumbent Bishop of Facatativá. From 1993 to 1996 he was secretary of the Commission for Social Pastoral Care of the Council of Latin American Bishops ( CELAM ) and later pastor of the Cathedral of Facatativá. From 2003 to 2006, Prieto Amaya was president of the Junta Directiva del Consorcio Desarrollo y Paz , an initiative for development and peace in Magdalena Medio in the province of Antioquia, a scene of bloody clashes with the Medellín cartel . From 1996 to 2005 he was President of the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral Care in Colombia and since 2009 President for Social Affairs of the Bishops' Conference of Colombia.
In 2008 Pope Benedict XVI. the appointment as Bishop of Cúcuta; the inauguration took place on February 7, 2009.
Jaime Prieto Amaya died of an intestinal tumor after surgery.
Web links
- Entry on Jaime Prieto Amaya on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 2, 2017.
- Murió monseñor Jaime Prieto Amaya, obispo de la Diócesis de Cúcuta (Spanish)
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Adveniat: Interview with Jaime Prieto Amaya "The situation is extraordinarily dangerous" ) (January 8, 2010)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Óscar Urbina Ortega |
Bishop of Cúcuta 2008–2010 |
Julio César Vidal Ortiz |
| Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo CIM |
Bishop of Barrancabermeja 1993-2008 |
Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano SDS |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prieto Amaya, Jaime |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Bishop of Cúcuta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogotá , Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Bogotá , Colombia |