Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha

Diocese of Riohacha Dioecesis Riviascianensis Diócesis de Riohacha
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Barranquilla
Metropolitan	Barranquilla
Statistics
Area	19,037 km2 (7,350 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 425,000 353,000 (83.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1952 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies in Riohacha
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, C.SS.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	Armando Larios Jiménez
Map

Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha (Latin: Riviascianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History[]

• 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira
• 16 July 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Riohacha

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21)
  • Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)
• Bishops of Riohacha (Roman rite)
  • Bishop (1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08), resigned but was soon appointed auxiliary bishop of Medellín
  • Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez (2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)
  • Bishop (2005.05.13 – 2020.04.22)
  • Bishop , C.SS.R. (2020.04.22 -)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 11°32′39″N 72°54′25″W / 11.5442°N 72.9069°W / 11.5442; -72.9069

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