Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó
Diocese of Jericó Dioecesis Iericoënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Medellín |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 230000 228000 (99.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3 July 1941 (80 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | , C.SS.R. |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.jerico.diocesis.ws |
The Diocese of Jericó (Latin: Dioecesis Iericoënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Western Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín.
History[]
- 29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellin
- 5 February 1917: Suppressed, its territory and title being merged into the then Diocese of Antioquia-Jericó (now Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia)
- 3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó, regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó.
Statistics[]
As of 2015, it pastorally served 262,951 Catholics (98.1% of 268,000 total population) on 3,000 km² in 33 parishes and 35 missions with 76 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 106 lay religious (106 sisters) and 25 seminarians.
Special churches[]
- Its cathedral is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, in the episcopal see of Jericó, in the Colombian department of Antioquia
- It further has a Minor Basilica (also Marian) : Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, at Jardín
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Suffragan Bishops of Jericó
- Apostolic Administrator Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1915 – 7 Feb 1917), while Bishop of Antioquía (1911.10.10 – 1917.02.05); next Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1917.02.07 – 1923.11.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1923.11.15 – death 1940.11.07)
- See merged into the diocese of Antioquia (1917–1941)
- Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón (7 Feb 1942 – retired 31 March 1960), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of (1960.03.31 – death 1969.04.27)
- Augusto Trujillo Arango † (31 Mar 1960 – 20 Feb 1970), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) (1970.02.20 – retired 1998.02.02), died 2007; previously Titular Bishop of Nisyrus (1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31)
- Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (4 June 1970 – 26 April 1977), next Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27); previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04)
- Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (29 Oct 1977 – retired 7 Oct 2003) died 2004; previously Titular Bishop of (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29)
- José Roberto López Londoño (7 Oct 2003 – retired June 2013); previously Titular Bishop of Urbisaglia (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Medellin (Colombia) (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09), Bishop of Armenia (Colombia) (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07)
- , Redemptorist (C.SS.R.) (10 August 2013– ...), also Apostolic Commissioner of Sodalitium of Christian Life (2018.01.10 – ...).
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Líbano-Honda in 2015
See also[]
- List of Catholic dioceses in Colombia
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
References[]
Sources and External links[]
- GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite HQ picture - data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source?]
Coordinates: 5°47′28″N 75°47′12″W / 5.7912°N 75.7866°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Medellín
- Christian organizations established in 1941
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1915 establishments in Colombia
- 1941 establishments in Colombia
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