Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano

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(28 November 1934 – 11 January 2019) was a Colombian

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bishop.

Early life

Bernal Supelano was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as titular bishop of Amundrasa and as bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of

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, Colombia, from 1978 to 1990. He then served as bishop of the

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, Colombia, from 1990 to 2003 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Libano–Honda, Colombia, from 2003 to 2004.Diocese of Libano–Honda
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1934 births 2019 deaths People from Zipaquirá 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Redemptorist bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Roman Catholic bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy Roman Catholic bishops of Líbano–Honda Roman Catholic bishops of Arauca {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub