Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya was named Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia. The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Oscar Urbina Ortega was named Archbishop of Villavicencio in November 2007.
Bishop Prieto Amaya had been serving as Bishop of Barrancabermeja.
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01 December 2008
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- Bucher retired, de Groef named Bethlehem Bishop
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- Prieto Amaya named Cúcuta Bishop
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