Israel Bravo Cortés

Israel Bravo Cortés
Bishop of Tibú
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseNueva Pamplona
Appointed5 November 2021
Installed5 February 2022
PredecessorOmar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos
Orders
Ordination1 February 1997
Consecration5 February 2022
by Luis Mariano Montemayor
Personal details
Born (1971-06-04) 4 June 1971 (age 53)
El Espinal, Tolima, Colombia

Israel Bravo Cortés (born 4 June 1971) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as bishop of the Diocese of Tibú since November 2021.

Biography

Bravo was ordained a priest on 1 February 1997 and incardinated in the diocese of Cúcuta. He worked mainly as a parish priest, but also, among others, an educator in a diocesan seminary and a vicar general.[1]

On 5 November 2021, Bravo was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of Tibú.[1][2] He was consecrated on 5 February 2022 by the Apostolic Nunciature to Colombia, Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Monseñor ISRAEL BRAVO CORTÉS". cec.org.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ "Nomina del Vescovo di Tibú (Colombia)". vatican.va (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ "Monseñor Israel Bravo: "El temor y el temblor se sienten a ratos, pero mi felicidad es grande al saber que puedo ayudar en Tibú"". areacucuta.com (in Spanish). 7 February 2022.