Mejía was born on April 11, 1921, in
Salamina, Spain. He was ordained on February 6, 1944, and become a priest of the
Order of Augustinian Recollects. October 14, 1965, Salazar Mejía was appointed both Vicar Apostolic of the
Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare in Casanare, Colombia, and the Titular Bishop of
Avitta Bibba. Less than one year later, Mejía was ordained as bishop by
Pope Paul VI on January 9, 1966. Mejía was the Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba from 1965-1977, when he was appointed Bishop of Pasto on January 3, 1977. Mejía remained Bishop of Pasto until he retired on February 6, 1995. He was succeeded by Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños. Mejía died on November 1, 2009. ==Notes==