Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga

His Excellency

Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga
Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja
Appointed2 February 1998
Term ended11 February 2020
PredecessorAugusto Trujillo Arango
SuccessorGabriel Ángel Villa Vahos
Previous post(s)Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo and Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae (1986–1998)
Orders
Ordination24 December 1967
Consecration29 November 1986
by Angelo Acerbi
Personal details
Born(1942-04-08)8 April 1942
Bogotá, Colombia
Died2 August 2022(2022-08-02) (aged 80)
Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga (8 April 1942 – 2 August 2022) was a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

Castro Quiroga was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. He served as the titular bishop of Aquae Flaviae and the vicar apostolic of San Vicente from 1986 to 1998. He was appointed to serve as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja, Colombia from 1998 until his retirement in 2020.[1]

He died as a result of COVID-19.

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja
1998–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Post created
 Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo
1986–1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae
1986–1998 		Succeeded by


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