Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero
Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
Archdiocese:Santa Fe de Antioquia
Appointed:22 October 2020
Term End:8 July 2023
Predecessor:Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto
Successor:Vacant
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín and Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia (2012–2020)
Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de Antioquia (2022–2023)
Ordination:1 July 1993
Ordained By:Flavio Calle Zapata
Consecration:4 August 2012
Consecrated By:Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
Birth Date:1968 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
Death Place:Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
Motto:ASPICIENTIES IN IESUM
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Elkin Alvarez Botero.svg
Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero
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Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (21 November 1968 – 8 July 2023) was a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Medellín from 2012 to 2020 and bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos from 2020 until his death.[1]

Álvarez Botero died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 54.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/balvbot.html Bishop Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †
  2. Web site: Luto en el Episcopado Colombiano tras el fallecimiento de monseñor Elkin Álvarez Botero . CEC . 10 July 2023.
  3. News: Monsignor Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero, who was peace adviser in Antioquia, died . 10 July 2023 . Euro ES Euro . 8 July 2023.