Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia

Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 96,000 66,500 (69.3%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 June 1912 (109 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic
Bishops emeritus

The Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia in Colombia.

History[]

On 20 June 1912 Saint Pius X established the Mission "Sui Iuris" of San Andrés y Providencia from the Archdiocese of Cartagena. Pope Pius XII elevated the mission to a Prefecture Apostolic on 14 November 1946. Saint John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 5 December 2000.^[1][2]

Ordinaries[]

• Fr. Riccardo Turner, M.H.M. † (1912–1926) Died
• Fr. Eugenio (Juan Bautista) da Carcagente (Soler Rodríguez), O.F.M. Cap. † (23 Jul 1926 – 21 Oct 1952) Died
• Fr. Gaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Jan 1953 – 1965) Died
• Fr. Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap. † (11 Jan 1966 – 1972) Died
• Fr. Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap. † (24 Mar 1972 – 10 Nov 1998) Died
• Bp. Eulises González Sánchez (5 Dec 2000 – April 16, 2016)
• Bp. (April 16, 2016 – Present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

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