Diego Luis Rendón Urrea

Diego Luis Rendón Urrea (born 3 June 1967) is a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as a Bishop of Jericó since 2026. He was appointed to the diocese by Pope Leo XIV on 13 July 2026 and received episcopal ordination on 25 August 2026.

Early life and education Rendón Urrea was born on 3 June 1967 in Rionegro, in the Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia. He completed philosophical and theological studies at the Major Seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos. He subsequently studied at the Saint Thomas Aquinas University in Medellín, and obtained a specialization in Educational Management from the University of San Buenaventura in Medellín and a specialization in Virtual Education Pedagogy from the Fundación Universitaria Católica del Norte. He also undertook doctoral studies in Education at the National University of La Plata in Argentina.

Rendón Urrea remained rector of the Fundación Universitaria Católica del Norte and its Cibercolegio until his appointment to the episcopate in 2026. The institution became a significant part of his priestly ministry, which he later described as a 15-year period dedicated to "evangelizing through education".

Episcopate On 13 July 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed Rendón Urrea Bishop of Jericó, succeeding Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago. At the time of his appointment, he was rector of the Fundación Universitaria Católica del Norte and the Cibercolegio of the UCN.

Rendón Urrea received episcopal ordination on 25 August 2026 at the cathedral in Santa Rosa de Osos. Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve, Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, was the principal consecrator, while Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos and Farly Yovany Gil Betancur, Bishop of Montelíbano, were principal co-consecrators.

His canonical installation as Bishop of Jericó is scheduled for 5 September 2026 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Jericó.