Jorge Ardila Serrano
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Jorge Ardila Serrano was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot, Colombia
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Ordained to the priesthood on October 17, 1948, he was appointed auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota
on October 27, 1980 and was ordained on November 30, 1980. In 1988, he was appointed bishop of the Girardot Diocese retiring in 2001.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Ordained to the priesthood on October 17, 1948, he was appointed auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia. It was founded as the Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada on 11 September 1562...
on October 27, 1980 and was ordained on November 30, 1980. In 1988, he was appointed bishop of the Girardot Diocese retiring in 2001.