Today, August 8th, 2013, at 2:30 pm, P. Tarcisio Ceron, the dean of the province of Colombia has died at the age of 99 
years and three months in Medellin, in El Rosario Clinic. He had been hospitalized due to pneumonia and a urinary tract infection.
years and three months in Medellin, in El Rosario Clinic. He had been hospitalized due to pneumonia and a urinary tract infection.
His funeral will be held tomorrow, Friday, August, 9th at 10:00 am at san Miguel Arcángel Parish in Medellin. Then his body will be cremated and his ashes deposited in the cemetery of “la casa de Encuentros san Juan Eudes” in “san Pedro de los Milagros”.
P. Tarcisio was born in Málaga (Santander) on May 5th, 1914. His parents were José Encarnación Cerón and Maria Nicanora Barajas. He completed his primary studies at a Boys´ School Secondary of Málaga and the Apostolic School in Miranda. He entered the Eudist novitiate at St. Joseph Seminary, Usaquén on February 8th, 1932. Right there he started philosophy between 1933 and 1935 and then Theology between 1936 and 1940. He joined the Congregation on February 8th, 1936 and was ordained priest in the Church of the Porciúncula in Bogota on August 11th, 1940.
P. Tarcisio was born in Málaga (Santander) on May 5th, 1914. His parents were José Encarnación Cerón and Maria Nicanora Barajas. He completed his primary studies at a Boys´ School Secondary of Málaga and the Apostolic School in Miranda. He entered the Eudist novitiate at St. Joseph Seminary, Usaquén on February 8th, 1932. Right there he started philosophy between 1933 and 1935 and then Theology between 1936 and 1940. He joined the Congregation on February 8th, 1936 and was ordained priest in the Church of the Porciúncula in Bogota on August 11th, 1940.
He exercised his long and fruitful ministry as a Eudist priest in the assignments of the Congregation: before his ordination, he had had a teaching experience in the Juniorate of san Pedro de los Milagros (1938). After his ordination he was sent as a formator at La Grita (Venezuela) between 1940 and 1944.
Two years later, he gave hand in the seminary of San Cristóbal (Venezuela) from 1944 to 1946. Once again, he is to be found in La Grita for another three years until August 1946. He returned to Colombia and was sent to Bitaco (Valle) between August 1946 and August 1949. He went on to the major seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos (Ant) where he 
worked for four and a half years between January 1951 and July 1955. He spent two years as a spiritual director at the minor and major seminary of Cartagena from July, 1955 to July 1957. He was back to the seminary for six months at the seminary of Santa Rosa in July 1955 until the beginning of the year 1958 when he was sent as a teacher and bursar at Ocaña major seminary where he remained for three years. In January 1961 he was sent as a teacher, spiritual director and treasurer at Floridablanca seminar (Santander) from 1961-1967. In February 1967 he was sent to Tocancipá as a spiritual director, but the following year, in January 1968 he returned as a professor of Floridablanca seminary where he remained for two years. Between 1970 and 1975 he went back to Ocaña as rector of the seminary and local superior in which he served for two consecutive terms.
worked for four and a half years between January 1951 and July 1955. He spent two years as a spiritual director at the minor and major seminary of Cartagena from July, 1955 to July 1957. He was back to the seminary for six months at the seminary of Santa Rosa in July 1955 until the beginning of the year 1958 when he was sent as a teacher and bursar at Ocaña major seminary where he remained for three years. In January 1961 he was sent as a teacher, spiritual director and treasurer at Floridablanca seminar (Santander) from 1961-1967. In February 1967 he was sent to Tocancipá as a spiritual director, but the following year, in January 1968 he returned as a professor of Floridablanca seminary where he remained for two years. Between 1970 and 1975 he went back to Ocaña as rector of the seminary and local superior in which he served for two consecutive terms.
He spent two years in Cucuta first as an assistant to P. Acevedo at the college- seminary and then as parish priest of the Santísima Trinidad until (1975 and 1976). Between 1977 and 1980 he taught at the minor seminary of Santa Rosa de Osos. He then spent a three-year period in the Juniorate of san Pedro (1980-1983) and returned for the fourth time to the seminary of santa Rosa de Osos (1983-1986). When the Congregation handed over this work to the diocese, Fr. Cerón agreed to stay there and work for a year with the priests Leonardo Pérez and Domingo Ruiz. In January 1986 he moved to Usaquén and served as a curate in the parish of St. Barbara Usaquén until December 1987. In early 1988, he was sent to la casa de encuentros san Juan Eudes de san Pedro de los Milagros where he remained for 14 years continuously working as a religious chaplain, collaborator and confessor in the parish. In this last stage of his ministry, he was so dear to san Pedro community where already, sick and elderly, resisted for several times to leave her to go to the residence of San Miguel. Finally, in January, 2002 he was welcomed in San Miguel where he lived for the last 11 years of his life surrounded by the appreciation of his brothers, his family and staff of the community for being the oldest in the province. In as much strength he had to move around, he was available to assist in the parish and serve as confessor and attending to priests who came in search of some spiritual guidance.
P. Ceron retained his lucidity almost to the end of his days. He was a vigorous man, healthy and with good appetite. He was a real oak! He fully lived his priestly ministry, deeply loved the Congregation, discreet, friendly, good friend and no
personal ambition. The beloved "Uncle Tartin", as the people affectionately called him, his closest allies hold him dearly to their memories. His priestly life was a testimony that led his nephew Miguel Angel to the Eudist family, but died very young as a result of a tumour that was developed in the brain.
personal ambition. The beloved "Uncle Tartin", as the people affectionately called him, his closest allies hold him dearly to their memories. His priestly life was a testimony that led his nephew Miguel Angel to the Eudist family, but died very young as a result of a tumour that was developed in the brain.
On behalf of the province, we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and our solidarity of prayer. As prescribed by our Constitutions, "priests celebrate two Masses for him, and the other part in the Eucharist for the same intention"
(Const 46 and RP 46.1).
San Pedro de los Milagros, August 8th, 2013
Gustavo Londoño, cjm Provincial Superior
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