Bishop of Ocaña
Bishop Orlando Olave Villanoba was born on 28 January 1969 in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. He carried out his studies in philosophy at the major seminary of Bucaramanga and in theology at the San Carlos Borromeo Seminary of San Gil, and specialized in youth pastoral care at the Theological Institute for Latin America. He was awarded a licentiate in theology with specialization in youth pastoral care and catechesis from the Salesian Pontifical University of Rome. He received priestly ordination on 5 December 1998, and was incardinated in the diocese of Barrancabermeja. He has held the following offices: parish vicar of Santísima Trinidad and chaplain of the Madre de la Esperanza College, Sabana de Torres; parish priest of Jesús María, Barrancabermeja; chaplain of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús College and of the San Pedro Claver Seminary, Barrancabermeja; parish vicar of El Señor de los Milagros, Barrancabermeja; coordinator of the diocesan Youth Pastoral Commission; administrator of the La Sagrada Família parish, Barrancabermeja; diocesan director for Catechesis; director of the diocesan work of the San Pedro Claver Seminary; parish priest of La Inmaculada Cathedral and diocesan vicar for pastoral care. He was appointed bishop of Tumaco on 18 March 2017, and received episcopal consecration the following 6 May.