Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi
Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (born October 21, 1935 in Barranquilla ) is a Colombian clergyman and emeritus bishop of Santa Marta .
Life
Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi joined Opus Dei and was ordained a priest on August 27, 1967 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on December 9, 1977 auxiliary bishop in Barranquilla and titular bishop of Oppidum Consilinum . He was ordained bishop by the Archbishop of Barranquilla, Germán Villa Gaviria CIM , on February 18 of the following year; Co- consecrators were Mario Revollo Bravo , Auxiliary Bishop in Bogotá , and Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira , Bishop of Montería . As a motto he chose Non Ministrari, sed Ministrare .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Santa Marta on December 4, 1987 .
On August 5, 2014, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Félix María Torres Parra |
Bishop of Santa Marta 1987-2014 |
Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval |
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| SURNAME | Puccini Banfi, Ugo Eugenio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Puccini Banfi, Ugo; Puccini Banfi, Hugo Eugenio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian clergyman, bishop emeritus of Santa Marta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barranquilla |