Luis Rafael Zarama
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta Titular Bishop of Bararus |
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| Archdiocese | Atlanta |
| Appointed | July 27, 2009 |
| Installed | September 29, 2009 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Bararus |
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| Ordination | November 27, 1993 |
| Consecration | July 27, 2009 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Eusebius J. Beltran, and John Francis Donoghue |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 28, 1958 Pasto, Colombia |
| Nationality |
 Colombian American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | DEUS CARITAS EST |
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Styles of Luis Rafael Zarama |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Luis Rafael Zarama (born November 28, 1958) is a Colombian-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Georgia.
Luis Zarama was born in Pasto, Nariño, the oldest of the six children of Rafael and Maria Zarama.
Zarama attended the seminary of Pasto and the Universidad Mariana, where he studied philosophy and theology from 1982 to 1987. He began his studies in canon law at the Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogotá in 1987, and earned his licentiate in 1991.
In the mid-1980s and while he attended seminary, Zarama also taught at high schools.
Emigrating to the United States in 1991, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on November 27, 1993.
Zarama then served as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in Atlanta until 1996. From 1996 to 2006, he was administrator of St. Helena Mission in Clayton and pastor of St. Mark Parish in Clarkesville. He became an American citizen on July 4, 2000.
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