Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (March 4, 1925 – December 27, 2008) was the second

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Bishop of the Diocese of Buga, Colombia. He was the first Colombian Bishop of the

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order. Born in Betania, Colombia, he was ordain to the priesthood on June 3, 1950. On January 29, 1981,

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appointed him auxiliary bishop of the

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, Colombia and he was ordained a bishop on March 25, 1981. On January 17, 1985, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Buga. He retired on January 19, 2001.

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1925 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia Major Seminary of Bogotá faculty Sulpician bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Buga Roman Catholic bishops of Medellín {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub