Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Carvajal.
Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal C.J.M. (born 29 March 1942) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Cartagena in from 2008 to 2021. He was bishop of Zipaquirá from 1992 to 1994 and archbishop coadjutor of Cartagena from 2004 to 2005.
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Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena | |
![]() The then-archbishop on 7 September 2017. | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Cartagena |
See | Cartagena |
Appointed | 24 October 2005 |
Installed | 4 November 2005 |
Term ended | 25 March 2021 |
Predecessor | Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira |
Successor | Francisco Javier Múnera Correa |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Dorotea (2022–) |
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Ordination | 17 June 1967 by Héctor Rueda Hernández |
Consecration | 12 December 1992 by Mario Revollo Bravo |
Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal (1942-03-29) 29 March 1942 (age 82) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Zipaquirá (1992–2004) General Secretary of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1995–99) President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1999–2003) Apostolic Administrator of Zipaquirá (2004) Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena (2004–05) Apostolic Administrator of Cartagena (2021) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Xavierian University |
Motto | Viva Jesus y María |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
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Pope Francis made Jiménez a cardinal on 27 August 2022.