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Heriberto Correa Yepes

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Heriberto Correa Yepes
Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeTitular See of Casae Nigrae
In office1973 - 2010 (his death)
PredecessorMichael Patrick Olatunji Fagun
SuccessorPresent
Previous post(s)Priest
Orders
OrdinationNovember 12, 1939
Personal details
Born(1916-08-06)August 6, 1916
DiedSeptember 9, 2010(2010-09-09) (aged 94)
Medellín, Colombia

Heriberto Correa Yepes (August 6, 1916 – September 9, 2010) was a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Cedeño, Colombia and was ordained a priest on November 12, 1939, from the religious order of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal. He was appointed as prefect to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú, Colombia on March 27, 1953, and he resigned sometime in 1967. He was appointed to Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura Diocese (Colombia) along with Titular bishop of Casae Nigrae on January 29, 1973, and then ordained bishop on March 27, 1973. He retired as Vicar Apostolic on November 30, 1996.

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