Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago
 | This article or section is in a state of significant expansion or restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. If this article or section has not been edited in several days, please remove this template. If you are the editor who added this template and you are actively editing, please be sure to replace this template with {{in use}} during the active editing session. Click on the link for template parameters to use.
This article was last edited by Rutsq (talk | contribs) 2 months ago. (Update timer) |
Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago is a Colombian bishop of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Jericó since 2013. In 2023, El Colombiano called him "the most rebellious priest in the country".[1]
Biography
Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago was born in Quimbaya on 6 August 1949. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Redemptorist seminary of Suba and in theology at the major seminary in Bogotá. He earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He took additional courses in the US at the in Berkley and Washington.[2]
He took his first vows on 22 December 1966 and his final vows as a Redemptorist on 27 January 1973. He was ordained a priest on 23 November 1973.[3]
He was professor of dogmatic theology in the Universities of "San Buenaventura" and "Javeriana" in Bogotá, professor and rector of the Redemptorist Major Seminary in Bogotá, General Councilor of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, rector of the Basilica of the "Señor de los Milagros" in Buga, president of the Federation of Sanctuaries of Colombia, parish priest of San Gerardo Mayela in Bogotá. From 2011 to 2013 he was coordinator of the Redemptorist missionaries of Latin America.[2]
Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Jericó on 13 June 2013.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 10 August 2013 from another Redemptorist, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval. He was installed in Jericó on 24 August.
On 10 January 2018, he was named commissioner for Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Catholic society of apostolic life, as it undertook reforms following an investigation of its leadership and management, including sexual abuse by its founder.[4]
References
- ^ "Monseñor Noel Londoño, el cura más rebelde del país, cumplió 10 años de misión en Jericó" (Interview) (in Spanish). Interviewed by Juan Felipe Zuleta Valencia. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "New CSsR Bishop Londono". The Redemptorists. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Elise (10 January 2018). "Pope taps Colombian bishop to oversee Sodalitium amid ongoing crisis". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
