Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia

Diocese of Granada en Colombia
Dioecesis Granadiensis in Columbia
Location
Country  Colombia
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 (54 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Figueroa Gómez
Map
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)
    • Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1973.09.14 – 1981.08.03)
    • Fr. Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. (1982.03.05 – 1986)
  • Vicars 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)
    • Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (2002.08.08 – present)

See also

Sources

    Coordinates: 3°32′30″N 73°42′27″W / 3.5417°N 73.7074°W / 3.5417; -73.7074

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