Gustavo Martínez Frías
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Gustavo Martínez Frías was the Colombia
n Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona. Martínez Frías was appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona by Pope John Paul II
on March 18, 1999 and installed on May 6, 1999. he remained Archbishop until his death on August 29, 2009, at the age of 74.
Gustavo Martínez Frías was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, on May 30, 1935. He was ordained a Catholic priest on November 27, 1960. Martínez Frías previously served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales from 1987 until 1999, prior to becoming the Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona.
His family was from Province of Santander
(his grand father died during La Violencia
), his father was don Gustavo Martínez and his mother Guillermina Frías, he was the eldest brother of Alix, Leonor, Hernán, Eduardo and Leonardo (1957-97) .
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona. Martínez Frías was appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
on March 18, 1999 and installed on May 6, 1999. he remained Archbishop until his death on August 29, 2009, at the age of 74.
Gustavo Martínez Frías was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia, on May 30, 1935. He was ordained a Catholic priest on November 27, 1960. Martínez Frías previously served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales from 1987 until 1999, prior to becoming the Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona.
His family was from Province of Santander
Santander Department
Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...
(his grand father died during La Violencia
La Violencia
La Violencia is a period of civil conflict in the Colombian countryside between supporters of the Colombian Liberal Party and the Colombian Conservative Party, a conflict which took place roughly from 1948 to 1958 ....
), his father was don Gustavo Martínez and his mother Guillermina Frías, he was the eldest brother of Alix, Leonor, Hernán, Eduardo and Leonardo (1957-97) .