Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (born May 8, 1951 in Ituango ) is a Colombian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Medellín .
Life
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo was ordained a priest for the diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos on August 22, 1981 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro on April 25, 2003 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia , Archbishop Beniamino Stella , donated him episcopal ordination on June 14 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Germán Garcia Isaza CM , Bishop of Apartadó , and Orlando Antonio Corrales García , Bishop of Palmira . As a motto he chose Venga Tu Reino .
He was named Archbishop of Medellín on February 16, 2010, and was introduced to the office on May 8 of the same year.
On July 6, 2017, he was elected Vice-Chair of the Colombian Bishops' Conference.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Tagespost , July 8, 2017, p. 4
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Flavio Calle Zapata |
Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro 2003–2010 |
Fidel León Cadavid Marín |
| Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo PSS |
Archbishop of Medellín since 2010 |
... |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tobón Restrepo, Ricardo Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tobón Restrepo, Ricardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Medellín |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ituango |