Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio

Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Archidioecesis Villavicentiensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Villavicencio
Statistics
Area 65,470 km2 (25,280 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
540,000
506,000 (93.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 23 June 1903 (115 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega
Emeritus Bishops Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M.
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdevillavicencio.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio (Latin: Villavicentiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.

History

June 23, 1903 (1903-06-23)
Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
March 16, 1908 (1908-03-16)
Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín
June 9, 1949 (1949-06-09)
Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
February 11, 1964 (1964-02-11)
Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
July 3, 2004 (2004-07-03)
Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio

Ordinaries

  • Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – present)
    • Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31)
  • Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
    • Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
    • Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
    • Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
    • Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

    Coordinates: 4°09′08″N 73°38′19″W / 4.1522°N 73.6387°W / 4.1522; -73.6387


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