José Ruiz Arenas

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name=José Ruiz Arenas
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José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (born December 21, 1944) is a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who currently serves as Vice-President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Biography

José Ruiz Arenas was born in Bogotá, and ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Aníbal Muñoz Duque on November 29, 1969.

On March 8, 1996, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá and Titular Bishop of "Troyna" by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 13 from Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Sàenz, with Archbishops Paolo Romeo and Tarcisio Bertone, SDB, serving as co-consecrators. Ruiz was later named Bishop of Villavicencio on July 16, 2002, and was promoted to the rank of Archbishop when his see was elevated to an archdiocese on July 3, 2004.

On May 31, 2007, he entered the service of the Roman Curia upon his appointment as Vice-President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America by Pope Benedict XVI. As Vice-President, Ruiz serves as the second-highest official of that dicastery, under Giovanni Cardinal Re.

External links

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