José Camilo Arbeláez Montoya was appointed Bishop of Vélez (Santander) on 14 November 2025. Born in Bogotá in 1961, he first studied veterinary medicine, before entering seminary in Medellín. What makes him particularly interesting: –in 2001 he created Fundación Pan y Paraíso, a charity serving vulnerable children with food, formation, and pastoral care. – He has a strong charismatic identity. His preaching often centers on the Holy Spirit, interior healing, and “renewal of baptismal grace”; he teaches a Catholic theology of the Bautismo en el Espíritu Santo rooted in John XXIII’s “nuevo Pentecostés” and Paul VI’s “perenne Pentecostés”. – He has a poetic, affective pastoral style. Parishioners describe him as “el sacerdote de los poemas,” a man whose preaching mixes warmth, imagery, and spiritual tenderness. – He is present in international charismatic circles, including in Italy, where he has written short spiritual texts and presided at major renewal gatherings. – Despite hi