Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino
Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (born April 28, 1970 in Monguí , Departamento de Boyacá , Colombia ) is a Colombian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Vélez .
Life
Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso on November 23, 1996 .
On October 26, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Vélez. The Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero , donated him episcopal ordination on December 3 of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Misael Vacca Ramírez , the Archbishop of Tunja , Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga IMC , and the Archbishop of Bucaramanga , Ismael Rueda Sierra . The inauguration in the Diocese of Vélez took place on December 17, 2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nomina del Vescovo di Vélez (Colombia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 26, 2016, accessed October 26, 2016 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merchán Ladino, Marco Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Vélez |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monguí , Department de Boyacá , Colombia |