Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare

Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare
Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare; Apostolicus Vicariatus Casanarensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	44,200 km2 (17,100 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	; 165,330 (1990); 141,142 (1990) (85,4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Olavio López Duque, O.A.R.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Casanarensis) was a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate, located in the central eastern region of Colombia.

History

July 17, 1893: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare from the Diocese of Tunja.
May 15, 1915: Lost some territory for establishing of Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca.
October 29, 1999: Suppressed and divided between two newly created ecclesiastical jurid-sdictions: Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad (still missionary) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal.

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