Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó

Diocese of Apartadó
Dioecesis Apartadoënsis
Location
Country  Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
516,000
362,000 (70.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 18 June 1988 (30 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó (Latin: Apartadoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Apartadó in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

  • 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Apartadó from the Diocese of Antioquía

Ordinaries

  • Isaías Duarte Cancino † (18 Jun 1988 – 19 Aug 1995) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
  • Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (18 Mar 1997 – 25 Jul 2001) Appointed, Bishop of Pereira
  • Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † (1 Mar 2002 – 11 Oct 2006) Died
  • Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (3 Jul 2007 – 5 May 2014.) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)
  • sedes vacant (Apostolic Administrator Bishop Hugo Alberto Torres Marín)

See also

Sources

    Coordinates: 7°53′N 76°38′W / 7.883°N 76.633°W / 7.883; -76.633


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