Víctor Manuel López Forero
Roman Catholic prelate (1931–2023)
Víctor Manuel López Forero | |
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| Archbishop Emertus of Bucaramanga | |
| Appointed | 27 June 1998 |
| Term ended | 13 February 2009 |
| Predecessor | Darío Castrillón Hoyos |
| Successor | Ismael Rueda Sierra [es] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 October 1957 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1977 by Aníbal Muñoz Duque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1931-03-29)29 March 1931 Puente Nacional, Colombia |
| Died | 23 September 2023(2023-09-23) (aged 92) Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and Titular Bishop of Afufenia (1977–1980) Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (1980–1985) Titular Bishop of Cilibia (1985–1994) Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (1994–1998) |
Víctor Manuel López Forero (29 March 1931 – 23 September 2023) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Socorro y San Gil from 1980 to 1985, archbishop of Nueva Pamplona from 1994 to 1998 and archbishop of Bucaramanga from 1998 to 2009.
Biography
Víctor Manuel López Forero was ordained a priest on 27 October 1957 and was incardinated into the clergy of the Archdiocese of Bogotá. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI as auxiliary bishop of Bogotá and titular bishop of Afufenia, on 6 May 1977.
The Archbishop of Bogotá and Military Vicar of Colombia, Cardinal Aníbal Muñoz Duque, ordained López bishop on 29 June of the same year; The co-consecrators were José Gabriel Calderón Contreras, Bishop of Cartago, and Alfonso López Trujillo, Auxiliary Archbishop ad personam in Bogotá.
Pope John Paul II appointed López as Bishop of Socorro y San Gil on 6 December 1980. On 7 June 1985, he was named Military Vicar of Colombia and Titular Bishop of Cilíbia. On 21 June 1994, he was named Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona. On 27 June 1998, he was named Archbishop of Bucaramanga.[1] On 13 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted López's request to resign due to age.[2]
López died in Bucaramanga on 23 September 2023, at the age of 92.[3]
References
- ^ "Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "RINUNCIA DELL'ARCIVESCOVO METROPOLITA DI BUCARAMANGA (COLOMBIA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE". Vatican.
- ^ Bautista, Estefanía Pedraza (24 September 2023). "Murió monseñor Víctor Manuel López Forero, arzobispo emérito de Bucaramanga". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Bucaramanga 1998–2009 | Succeeded by Ismael Rueda Sierra |
| Preceded by Rafael Sarmiento Peralta | Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona 1994–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by First | Titular Bishop of Cilibia 1985–1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano | Bishop of Socorro y San Gil 1980–1985 | Succeeded by Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna |
| Preceded by Paolo Vieri Andreotti | Titular Bishop of Afufenia 1977–1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by — | Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá 1977–1980 | Succeeded by — |
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Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Bogotá
en Nueva Granada
- Juan de los Barrios
- Luis Zapata de Cárdenas
- Alfonso López de Avila
- Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
- Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
- Juan Castro
- Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez
- Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
- Julián de Cortázar
- Bernardino de Almansa Carrión
- Cristóbal de Torres
- Juan de Arguinao
- Antonio Sanz Lozano
- Ignacio de Urbina
- Francisco de Cosío y Otero
- Francisco del Rincón
- Antonio Álvarez de Quiñones
- Juan de Galavís
- Diego Fermín de Vergara
- Pedro de Azúa e Iturgoyen
- José Javier de Arauz y Rojas
- Manuel Sosa Betencourt
- Francisco de la Riva
- Lucas Ramírez Galán
- Agustín Camacho y Rojas
- Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo
- Antonio Caballero y Góngora
- Baltazar Martínez de Compañón
- Fernando del Portillo y Torres
- Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano
- Isidoro Domínguez
- Fernando Caycedit Florez
- Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda
- Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa
- Vicente Arbeláez
- José Telésforo Paúl
- Ignacio León Velasco
- Bernardo Herrera Restrepo
current
- Luis Alí Herrera
- Pedro Salamanca Mantilla
former
- José Carrión y Marfil
- José Antonio Chaves
- Indalecio Barreto
- Mosé Higuera
- Leonidas Medina
- Luis Andrade Valderrama
- Emilio de Brigard Ortiz
- Luis Pérez Hernández
- José Martinez Vargas
- Gabriel Montalvo Higuera
- Pablo Correa León
- José Calderón Contreras
- Rubén Buitrago Trujillo
- Alfonso López Trujillo
- Luis Parra Mora
- Mario Revollo Bravo
- Víctor López Forero
- Ramón Molina Jaramillo
- Luis Romero Franco
- Jorge Ardila Serrano
- Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo
- Enrique Sarmiento Angulo
- Fabio Suescún Mutis
- Agustín Otero Largacha
- José Falla Robles
- Oscar Urbina Ortega
- José Ruiz Arenas
- Fernando Sabogal Viana
- Daniel Caro Borda
- José Ospina Leongómez
- Francisco Nieto Súa
bishops elsewhere
- Eduardo Maldonado Calvo
- Alfredo Rubio Díaz
- Alberto Uribe Urdaneta
- Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón
- Héctor Cubillos Peña
- Mario E. Dorsonville
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