Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

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Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
Escudo de la Diócesis de Mocoa-Sibundoy.svg
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceFlorencia
Statistics
Area25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
290,200
255,000 (87.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established8 February 1951 (70 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Alfonso Maria de Liguori in Sibundoy
Co-cathedralCo-Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel in Mocoa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopOmar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo
Bishops emeritus, C.Ss.R.
Map
Mapa Diocesis de Mocoa - Sibundoy.svg
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[]

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