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Israel Bravo Cortés
Israel Bravo Cortés (born 4 June 1971) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as bishop of the Diocese of Tibú since November 2021. Biography Bravo was ordained a priest on 1 February 1997 and incardinated in the diocese of Cúcuta. He worked mainly as a parish priest, but also, among others, an educator in a diocesan seminary and a vicar general. On 5 November 2021, Bravo was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Tibú. He was consecrated on 5 February 2022 by the Apostolic Nunciature to Colombia, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor Luis Mariano Montemayor (born 16 March 1956) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991. He began to serve in his present position as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in Febru .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bravo Cortez, Israel 1971 births Living people People from Tolima Department 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Bishops appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tibú
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tibú ( la, Tibuensis) is located in the city of Tibú in the ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia. History *1 August 1951: Established as Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona *16 November 1983: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Tibú *29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Tibú Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order * Bishops of Tibú (Latin Rite), below ** Israel Bravo Cortés (since 2021.11.05) ** Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. (2011.06.08 – 2020.10.12), appointed Archbishop of Popayán ** Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. (2001.04.23 – 2009.12.02), appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja ** José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1998.12.29 – 2000.10.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Leticia * Prelates of Tibú (Latin Rite), below ** José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1996.01.05 – 1998.12.29) ** Luis Madrid Merlano (1988.05.21 – 1995.04.19), appointed Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Nueva Pamplona
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona ( la, Neo-Pampilonensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia. History On 25 September 1835, Pope Gregory XVI established the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada. It was then a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bogotá. The first bishop, José Jorge Torres Estans, a native of Cartagena, ruled from 30 August 1837, to 17 April 1853, when he died at the age of 81, an exile in San Antonio del Fáchira, Venezuela. His successor, José Luis Niño, named vicar Apostolic, was consecrated in October, 1856, and also died an exile in San Antonio del Fáchira, 12 February 1864. The third bishop, Bonifacio Antonio Toscano, governed from 13 October 1865, to his retirement in 1873. He convoked the first diocesan synod, and assisted at the Provincial Council of New Granada in 1868 and at the First Vatican Council. Indalecio Barreto succeeded him 3 December 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mariano Montemayor
Luis Mariano Montemayor (born 16 March 1956) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991. He began to serve in his present position as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland in February of 2023. Prior to this, He has served as the Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia from September 2018 to February 2023, Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2015 to 2018 and to Senegal, Cape Verde, and Guinea Bissau, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania from 2008 to 2015. He was the second Argentine to be named a nuncio, after Leonardo Sandri. Biography Born in Buenos Aires on 16 March 1956, Montemayor was ordained as a priest on 15 November 1985. After earning a degree in canon law he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1991 and worked in Ethiopia, Brazil, and Thailand. On 19 June 2008 he was appointed the titular archbishop of Illici and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Cabo Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Espinal, Tolima
Espinal is a Colombian city located in the Department of Tolima, 146 km southwest from Bogotá. It is the second most important city of the department and is the rice capital of the center of the country. It is flanked by the Magdalena and Coello rivers. El Espinal is known for the manufacture of typical musical instruments and its cuisine is known for tamales and the suckling pig, which are the typical dishes of the region. It has a total length of 231 km², an urban area of 4.26 km², and a rural area of 212.74 km². The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal. Climate Despite its low elevation, El Espinal has a temperate climate with abundant rainfall from March to May and from October to November. The increased solar radiation during these months due to the position of the sun increases temperatures in the jungle and favors the formation of storms in the mountainous areas. In contrast, the more dry seasons of the year are from Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cúcuta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta ( la, Cucutensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cúcuta in the ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia. History *29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona Ordinaries *Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. † (29 May 1956 – 28 Jun 1959) Died *Pablo Correa León † (22 Jul 1959 – 27 Jul 1970) Resigned * Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (2 Jun 1971 – 26 Mar 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali *Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Jul 1983 – 18 Dec 1990) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán *Rubén Salazar Gómez (11 Feb 1992 – 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla *Oscar Urbina Ortega (9 Nov 1999 – 30 Nov 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio *Jaime Prieto Amaya † (1 Dec 2008 – 25 Aug 2010) Died *Julio César Vidal Ortiz (16 Jul 2011 – 24 Jul 2015) Resigned *Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (24 Jul 2015 – 7 Dec 2020) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. Francis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since Gregory III, a Syrian who reigned in the 8th century. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked for a time as a bouncer and a janitor as a young man before training to be a chemist and working as a technician in a food science laboratory. After recovering from a severe illness, he was inspired to join the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1958. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Nunciature To Colombia
The Apostolic Nunciature to Colombia the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Colombia. It is located in Bogotá. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 27 September 2018. The Apostolic Nunciature to the Republic of Colombia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Colombia, with the rank of an embassy. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Holy See to the President of Colombia, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in Colombia and the Pope. Papal representatives to Colombia ;Apostolic Delegates * Gaetano Baluffi (9 September 1836 - 30 June 1842) *Lorenzo Barili (26 May 1851 - 17 June 1856) * Mieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski (17 June 1856 - 25 July 1861) *Giovanni Battista Agnozzi (24 March 1882 - 1887) *Luigi Matera (17 May 1887 - 1 August 1890) *Antonio Sabatucci (21 September 1890 - 31 December 1895) *Antonio Vico (24 November 1897 - 4 February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Tolima Department
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Roman Catholic Bishops In Colombia
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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