Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval
Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (born October 7, 1946 in Palmira ) is a Colombian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Marta .
Life
Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval was ordained a priest on October 29, 1972 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Centenaria and auxiliary bishop in Cali on July 19, 1999 . He was ordained episcopal on September 8th of the same year by the Archbishop of Cali, Isaías Duarte Cancino ; Co- consecrators were Edgar de Jesús García Gil , auxiliary bishop in Cali, and Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón , bishop of Chiquinquirá .
On July 3, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Apartadó .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Santa Marta on August 5, 2014 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi |
Bishop of Santa Marta since 2014 |
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| Germán Garcia Isaza CM |
Bishop of Apartadó 2007-2014 |
Hugo Alberto Torres Marín |
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| SURNAME | Piedrahíta Sandoval, Luis Adriano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Marta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palmira |