Heriberto Correa Yepes

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name = Heriberto Correa Yepes


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Titular See of Casae Nigrae
Title = Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae
Period = 1973 - present
Predecessor = Michael Patrick Olatunji Fagun
Successor = Present
ordination = November 12 1939
post = Priest | date of birth = birth date and age|1916|8|6
place of birth = Cedeño , Colombia

Heriberto Correa Yepes (born August 6 1916) is a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. At age|1916|8|6, is one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and is the second oldest Colombian bishop.

Heriberto Correa Yepes was born in Cedeño, Colombia,ordained a priest on November 12 1939 from the religious order of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal. Appointed as prefect to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú, Columbia on March 27 1953 until Yepes resigned sometime in 1967. Appointed to Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura Diocese (Colombia) along with Titular bishop of Casae Nigrae on January 29 1973 then ordained bishop on March 27 1973. He Would retire as Vicar Apostolic on November 30 1996.

ee Also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
* Buenaventura Diocese (Colombia)

External Links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcoryeph.html Catholic-Hierarchy]