Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco

Diocese of El Banco Dioecesis Bancoënsis Diócesis de El Banco
Cathedral in El Banco
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Barranquilla
Metropolitan	Barranquilla
Statistics
Area	11,855 km2 (4,577 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 389,641 334,000 (85.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 January 2006 (16 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of La Candelaria in El Banco
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco (Latin: Bancoënsis) is a diocese located in the town of El Banco in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History[]

• 17 January 2006: Established as Diocese of El Banco from the Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar

Ordinaries[]

• Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. (January 17, 2006 – April 14, 2013)
• (June 18, 2014 – present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 8°59′34″N 73°58′10″W / 8.9927°N 73.9694°W / 8.9927; -73.9694

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