Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería

Diocese of Montería
Dioecesis Monteriensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Cartagena
Statistics
Area 14,550 km2 (5,620 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,510,000
1,310,000 (86.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 November 1954 (63 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Jerónimo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa
Map
Cathedral of St. Jerome

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería (Latin: Monteriesis) is a diocese located in the city of Montería in the Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

Ordinaries

  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
  • José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva
  • Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)
  • Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
  • Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23) Appointed, Archbishop of Cartagena
  • Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
  • Julio César Vidal Ortiz (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
  • Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa, (2012.10.27 – present)

See also

Sources


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