Career
At the time of his death, he was one of oldest Colombian Roman Catholic bishops. Jiménez was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio as well as Titular bishop of Cyparissia on December 4, 1961 and consecrated on February 11, 1962. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archiocese of Villavicencio on April 26, 1969 and retired on May 3, 1994.