Hernán Alvarado Solano (January 26, 1946 – January 31, 2011) was the Catholic bishop of the Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Guapi,

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. As a young boy, he studied at the Minor Seminary Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Zipaquirá. He was a quiet boy with a strong and firm character. He was observant of the world around him. He studied philosophy and theology at the

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. Ordained in 1971, Hernán Alvarado Solano was appointed in 2001as bishop of the Vicar Apostolic of Guapi. When he died, he was bishop of his mission territory, a remote area of Colombia, cultural and politically.

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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia 1946 births 2011 deaths Major Seminary of Bogotá alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Guapi {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub