Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (born 21 November 1943, Cumbal) is a Colombian priest and bishop who serves as bishop emeritus of Pasto.
Biography He entered the Sacred Hearts Seminary in Pasto, where he studied Philosophy and Theology. He earned a degree in Theology from the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá, and specialized in Philosophy and Humanism at Santo Tomás University.
Episcopate
Auxiliary Bishop of Cali Pope John Paul II, on 8 July 1992, appointed him auxiliary bishop of Cali, and on 22 August of the same year he received episcopal ordination in the cathedral of Ipiales, from the bishop of that city, Gustavo Martínez Frías. The pope appointed him titular bishop of Furnos Maior.
Bishop of Pasto He was assigned to the Diocese of Pasto on 2 February 1995.
A promoter of social, cultural, and religious works, he is best known for founding the Catholic University of the South in 2018, a significant contribution to education in Nariño.
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