Archbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz

Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz was born in Valledupar on June 9, 1957. He completed his studies in Philosophy and Theology at the Major Seminary of Bucaramanga. He obtained a Licentiate in Philosophy and Religious Sciences from Santo Tomás University in Bogotá, a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and a Licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality "Teresianum" in Rome. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Valledupar on December 2, 1984. As a priest, he held the following positions: Parish Priest of San Francisco de Asís de la Paz; Chaplain of the Normal María Inmaculada School in Manaure; Episcopal Delegate for Vocational Pastoral Care; Parish Priest of La Inmaculada Concepción in Valledupar; Chancellor of the Diocese; Rector of the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Valledupar; Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the John Paul II Seminary in Valledupar; and Diocesan Vicar for Pastoral Care. On October 24, 2007, he was appointed Bishop of Espinal (Colombia). He received episcopal ordination on the following December 2nd.