Javier Naranjo Villegas Explained

Type:Bishop
Heriberto Correa Yepes
Bishop emeritus of Diocese of Santa Marta
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Santa Marta
Term:1971 - 1980
Predecessor:Norberto Forero y García
Successor:Félix María Torres Parra
Ordination:March 15, 1942
Birth Date:21 January 1919
Birth Place:Abejorral, Colombia
Previous Post:Priest

Javier Naranjo Villegas (21 January 1919 – 7 March 2014) was a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

Villegas was born in Abejorral, Colombia and was ordained a priest on March 15, 1942. Villegas was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Santa Marta on June 2, 1971 and consecrated on June 29, 1971. Villegas remained at the Diocese of Santa Marta until his resignation on July 24, 1980.

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