Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano

Diocese of Montelíbano Dioecesis Monslibanensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	11,500 km2 (4,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 300,000 280,000 (93%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 June 1924 (97 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	, C.I.M.
Map
Website
www.diocesisdemontelibano.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano (Latin: Monslibanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Montelíbano in the Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.

History[]

• 12 June 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
• 12 January 1931 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú-San Jorge
• 10 March 19500: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge
• 25 April 1969: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú
• 29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Montelíbano

Leadership, in reverse chronological order[]

• Bishops of Montelíbano (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop (2020.03.04 - )
  • Bishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio (2012.02.02 - 2018.05.19), appointed Archbishop of Popayán
  • Bishop (2002.10.28 – 2010.05.24), appointed Bishop of Palmira
  • Bishop (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31), appointed Bishop of Montería; see below
• Prelates of Alto Sinú (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29); see above
  • Bishop (1989.02.16 – 1993.02.16), appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro; future Archbishop
  • Bishop , C.M.F. (1969.07.28 – 1989.02.16)
• Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, (1960.05.03 – 1969.04.25), appointed Bishop of Magangué
  • Bishop , I.E.M.E. (1958.07.04 – 1959.10.20)
  • Bishop , P.I.M.E. (1950.03.12 – 1957.12.25)
• Prefect Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge (Roman rite), below
  • Fr. , I.E.M.E. (1931.01.12 – 1949); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Sinú (Roman rite), below
  • Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1925.03.04 – 1931.01.12); see above

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

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

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