Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy
Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Popayán
Statistics
Area 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
290,200
255,000 (87.9%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 8 February 1951 (67 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Alfonso Maria de Liguori in Sibundoy
Co-cathedral Co-Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel in Mocoa
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve
Emeritus Bishops Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R.
Luis Alberto Parra Mora
Map
Website
www.diocmocoasibundoy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Latin: Mocoën(sis)-Sibundoyen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Mocoa and Sibundoy in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

  • 8 February 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
  • 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa – Sibundoy

Ordinaries

  • Vicars Apostolic of Sibundoy (Roman rite)
    • Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (1951.02.08 – 1971.01.16)
    • Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26)
    • Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29)
    • Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1991.04.15 – 1999.10.29)
  • Bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Roman rite)
    • Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1999.10.29 – 2003.10.18)
    • Luis Alberto Parra Mora (2003.10.18 – 2014.12.01)
    • Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (2015.10.15 – present)

See also

Sources


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