Bishop and Priest Are Reportedly Kidnapped

A Colombian bishop who heads the Latin American bishops conference was kidnapped in an area where leftist rebels are active, a Roman Catholic priest said.

Jorge Enrique Jimenez was abducted along with Father Desiderio Orejuela on their way to perform a religious ceremony in Pacho, 40 miles north of the capital, Bogota, Father Raul Alfonso Carrillo told local radio.

For the last two years, Jimenez has been president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, an organization of Catholic bishops that helps develop church policy.