Oscar Urbina Ortega
Oscar Urbina Ortega (born 13 April 1947) is a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Archbishop of Villavicencio.
Oscar Urbina Ortega | |
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| Archbishop of Villavicencio | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Villavicencio |
| See | Villavicencio |
| Appointed | 30 November 2007 |
| Installed | 25 January 2008 |
| Predecessor | José Ruiz Arenas |
| Other posts | President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (2017-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1973 by Aníbal Muñoz Duque |
| Consecration | 13 April 1996 by Pedro Rubiano Sáenz |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Oscar Urbina Ortega |
| Born | 13 April 1947 Arboledas, Norte de Santander, Colombia |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Forconio (1996-99) Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (1996-99) Bishop of Cúcuta (1999-2007) Vice-President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (2014-17) |
| Styles of Oscar Urbina Ortega | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Biography
Oscar Urbina Ortega was born in Arboledas, and ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Aníbal Muñoz Duque on 30 November 1973. From 1986 to 1994 he was Rector of the Major Seminary of Bogotá, the main seminary of the Archdiocese of Bogotá.[1]
On March 8, 1996, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and Titular Bishop of Forconium by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 13 April from Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, with Archbishops Paolo Romeo and Tarcisio Bertone, SDB, serving as co-consecrators. Urbina was later named Bishop of Cúcuta on 9 November 1999.
Pope Benedict XVI later named him the second Archbishop of Villavicencio on 30 November 2007, the thirty-fourth anniversary of his priestly ordination. Urbina succeeded José Ruiz Arenas, who was made a bishop in the same ceremony as the former in 1996, and was formally installed as Archbishop on 25 January 2008.
References
- "Historia - Seminario Mayor de Bogotá". seminariobogota.arquibogota.org.co. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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| Preceded by Jesús Salazar Gómez |
Bishop of Cúcuta 1999–2007 |
Succeeded by Jaime Prieto Amaya |
| Preceded by José Ruiz Arenas |
Archbishop of Villavicencio 2007–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |