Emilio de Brigard Ortiz

Emilio de Brigard Ortiz (15 May 1888 – 6 March 1986) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church. From 1944 until his death in 1986, he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bogotá.

Born in Chía, Cundinamarca, he entered the Major Seminary of Bogotá as a child and was ordained a priest in 1911. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, returning to Colombia in 1918. He served the Archdiocese of Bogotá in varied capacities, including as a chaplain for clergy, and a school chaplain. In 1944, he was ordained a bishop and was appointed auxiliary bishop of Bogotá. In 1950, he became the vicar general for the archdiocese. In the 1960s, he was made a titular archbishop and participated in the Second Vatican Council.

Early life and education Emilio de Brigard Ortiz was born on 15 May 1888, in Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. He was of Spanish, French, and Polish descent. His great-great-grandfather was Antonio Nariño, the Colombian independence fighter and statesman. The Fundación Emilio de Brigard is based in the Gimnasio Moderno, where Brigard was chaplain.

Episcopal lineage Cardinal Scipione Rebiba Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santorio (1566) Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio, OP (1586) Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale (1604) Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1621) Cardinal Luigi Caetani (1622) Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna (1630) Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni (1666) Pope Benedict XIII (1675) Pope Benedict XIV (1724) Pope Clement XIII (1743) Cardinal Marcantonio Colonna (1762) Cardinal Hyacinthe Sigismond Gerdil, CRSP (1777) Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia (1788) Cardinal Carlo Odescalchi, SJ (1823) Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro (1828) Cardinal Lucido Parocchi (1871) Cardinal Girolamo Maria Gotti, OCD (1892) Archbishop Ismael Perdomo Borrero (1903) Archbishop Emilio de Brigard Ortiz (1944)