Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia
Appearance
Diocese of Granada en Colombia Dioecesis Granadiensis in Columbia | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Villavicencio |
Statistics | |
Area | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 200,000 150,000 (75.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 January 1964 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Figueroa Gómez |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdegranadaencolombia.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia (Latin: Granadiensis in Columbia) is a diocese located in the city of Granada in the ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
- 16 January 1964: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ariari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
- 3 October 1987: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ariari
- 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Granada
Ordinaries
- Prefects Apostolic of Ariari (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1964.01.16 – 1973.02.10), appointed Bishop of Girardot
- Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1973.09.14 – 1981.08.03), appointed Bishop of Sincelejo
- Fr. Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. (1982.03.05 – 1986.09.27)
- Vicar Apostolic of Ariari (Roman rite)
- Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (1987.12.15 – 1999.10.29)
- Bishops of Granada en Colombia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (1999.10.29 – 2001.06.15), appointed Bishop of Girardot
- Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (2002.08.08 – present)
See also
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