Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Territory | San Vicente del Caguán |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2018) 113,530 93,000 (81.9%) |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 December 1985 (35 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
| Secular priests | 20 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | , I.M.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, or in short Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan), is a Roman Catholic diocese, located in the Ecclesiastical province of Florencia in Colombia.
Its cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, is located in the town of San Vicente del Caguán in Colombia's Caqueta Department (province).
History[]
On 9 December 1985, pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Florencia (now a bishopric).
Pope Benedict XVI split the vicariate in two on 21 February 2013, creating the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán and the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.[1][2]
On 30 May 2019 Pope Francis elevated this Apostolic Vicariate in the rank of diocese. On 13 July 2019 the new created diocese changed province from Ibagué to Florencia
Ordinaries[]
(all Latin Church; so far all members of the Consolata Missionaries)
- Apostolic Vicars
- , I.M.C. (17 Oct. 1986 – 2 Feb. 1998), Titular Bishop of Aquæ Flaviæ
- , I.M.C. (1998.11.28 – 2019.05.30), Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia
- Diocesan Bishops of San Vicente del Caguán
- Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (30 May 2019–present)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Notes[]
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.[self-published source]
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
External links[]
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