Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Florencia
Statistics
Area	25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 290,200 255,000 (87.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 February 1951 (70 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
Metropolitan Archbishop	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo
Bishops emeritus	, C.Ss.R.
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 Florencia 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
• 13 July 2019: Changed province from Popayán to Florencia

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), appointed Bishop of Garzón
  • Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29), appointed Bishop of Arauca
  • 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[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org

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