Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura

Diocese of Buenaventura
Dioecesis Bonaventurensis
Location
Country  Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Cali
Statistics
Area 6,633 km2 (2,561 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
400,900
395,000 (98.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 14 November 1952 (65 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Buenaventura
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura (Latin: Bonaventuren(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de San Buenaventura, dedicated to Saint Bonaventura), in the city of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Department.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 434,000 Catholics (98.0% of 443,000 total) on 6,633 km² in 21 parishes and 84 missions with 38 priests (25 diocesan, 13 religious), 24 lay religious (13 brothers, 11 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Buenaventura
  • Gerardo Valencia Cano, Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions (M.X.Y.) (born Vanutu) (1953.03.24 – death 1972.01.21), Titular Bishop] of Rhesaina (1953.03.24 – 1972.01.21), previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú (Colombia) (1949.07.19 – 1953.03.24)
  • Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (first native incumbent) (1973.01.29 – retired 1996.11.30), Titular Bishop of Casæ nigræ (1973.01.29 – death 2010.09.09); previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú (Colombia) (1953.03.27 – 1967)
Suffragan Bishops of Buenaventura
  • Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1996.11.30 – 2003.12.19), previously Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Pereira (Colombia) (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30); later Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15), Bishop of above Pereira (2011.07.15 – ...)
    • Apostolic Administrator Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, Eudists (C.I.M.) (2004.02.21 – 2004.04.29), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (2002.08.17 – retired 2011.05.18); previously Titular Bishop of Egara (1978.03.08 – 1983.12.23) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (1978.03.08 – 1983.12.23), Bishop of Barrancabermeja (Colombia) (1983.12.23 – 1993.03.25), Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibagué (Colombia) (1993.03.25 – 2002.08.17)
  • Héctor Epalza Quintero, Sulpicians (P.S.S.) (2004.04.29 – retired 2017.06.30)
  • Bishop-elect Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (2017.06.30 – ...), no previous prelature.

So far, the diocese had no auxiliary bishops.

See also

Notes and references

    Coordinates: 3°53′23″N 77°04′37″W / 3.8896°N 77.0770°W / 3.8896; -77.0770

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