Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo
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Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo (born January 21, 1966 in El Santuario , Departamento de Antioquia , Colombia ) is a Colombian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Florencia .
Life
Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo received on 16 November 1991, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On April 27, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Florencia. The Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro , Fidel León Cadavid Marín , gave him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Medellín , Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo , and the Archbishop of Ibagué , Flavio Calle Zapata .
With the elevation of the diocese of Florencia to archbishopric on July 13, 2019, he was appointed its first archbishop.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Florencia (Colombia) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 13, 2019, accessed July 13, 2019 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto |
Bishop / Archbishop of Florencia since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mejía Giraldo, Omar de Jesús |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Florencia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Santuario , Antioquia Department , Colombia |