(born 29 March 1942) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who was archbishop of Cartagena in from 2008 to 2021.
He was a professor at the Major Seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos, formator of the Eudist Seminary of Valmaría in Bogotá, head of the charitable section of the Eudist Community of "Elmin de Dios" in Bogotá, director of studies at the Institute Theological-Pastoral of CELAM in Medellín, provincial superior of his Congregation in Colombia and, from 1989 to 1991, secretary of the Latin American Confederation of Religious.
[6] On 13 December 2001, as head of CELAM, he participated in a meeting convened by Pope John Paul to discuss the problem of pastoral care in the Holy Land.
[7] In November 2002, Jiménez along with a priest was kidnapped by anti-government rebels while traveling north of Bogotá.
[13] On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santa Dorotea.