Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago C.Ss.R. is a Colombian bishop of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Jericó since 2013. In 2023, El Colombiano called him "the most rebellious priest in the country".[1]
Biography
editNoel Londoño Antonio Buitrago was born in Quimbaya on 6 August 1949. He completed his studies in philosophy at the Redemptorist seminary of Suba and in theology at the major seminary in Bogotá.[2]
He took his first vows on 22 December 1966 and his final vows as a Redemptorist on 27 January 1973. He was ordained a priest on 23 November 1973.[3]
From 1981 to 1985 he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, earning his licentiate and doctorate in dogmatic theology with a dissertation on the theology of the Passion of Christ in the works of St. Alphonsus Liguori.[3]
He was professor of dogmatic theology in the Universities of "San Buenaventura" and "Javeriana" in Bogotá, professor and rector of the Redemptorist Major Seminary in Bogotá, General Councilor of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, rector of the Basilica of the "Señor de los Milagros" in Buga, president of the Federation of Sanctuaries of Colombia, parish priest of San Gerardo Mayela in Bogotá. From 2011 to 2013 he was coordinator of the Redemptorist missionaries of Latin America.[2]
Pope Francis appointed him bishop of Jericó on 13 June 2013.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 10 August 2013 from another Redemptorist, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval. He was installed in Jericó on 24 August.[4]
On 10 January 2018, he was named commissioner for Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Catholic society of apostolic life, as it undertook reforms following an investigation of its leadership and management, including sexual abuse by its founder.[5]
He announced in June 2024 that he had submitted his resignation in advance of his 75th birthday, when it was due, and Pope Francis had agreed to allow him retire when he turned 75, but to continue to administer the diocese until the appointment of a successor.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Monseñor Noel Londoño, el cura más rebelde del país, cumplió 10 años de misión en Jericó" (Interview) (in Spanish). Interviewed by Juan Felipe Zuleta Valencia. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.06.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b "New CSsR Bishop Londono". The Redemptorists. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Monseñor NOEL ANTONIO LONDOÑO BUITRAGO C.SS.R." Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Elise (10 January 2018). "Pope taps Colombian bishop to oversee Sodalitium amid ongoing crisis". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Allen, Elise Ann (16 July 2024). "Colombian bishop resigns early amid coverup allegations". Crux. Retrieved 16 July 2024.