Gerardo Valencia Cano, obispo de los pobres

Abstract

The life and work of Gerardo Valencia Cano is well known in Colombian places where he was present, like Yarumal, Mitu and Buenaventura. Despite his prolific pastoral and missionary work in these communities, just few works explore his projects and his intellectual, literary, theological and ecclesial works in a deep and thoughtful way. However, new approaches, different perspectives and a serious documentary work show that the figure of Bishop Valencia Cano offers a multiplicity of approaches and also that his hectic life as a member of the Catholic Church of the 20th Century entails unspoiled gaps for the social sciences.