Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo

Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo (7 October 1934 – 21 July 2021) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Chiquinquirá and the Diocese of Cúcuta, as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Popayán and the Archdiocese of Medellín, and as the president of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia.

Quotes

• People lose sight of the common good, there is corruption, there are shortcomings in the administration of justice, and politics is discredited. For this reason it is necessary to provide for political formation not only for the ruling class but also for all the lay faithful.
  • His Excellency, Most Rev. Alberto GIRALDO JARAMILLO , P.S.S., Archbishop of Medellín (1997) Press Office of the Holy See