Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco

Diocese of Tumaco

*Dioecesis Tumacoënsis*
Diocese of Tumaco; Dioecesis Tumacoënsis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Popayán
Statistics
Area	16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 250,000; 210,000 (84.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1927 (94 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San Andrés
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus	Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.
Map
Website
	www.diocesisdetumaco.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco (Latin: Tumacoënsis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southwestern Colombia.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the city of Tumaco, Nariño Department.

History[]

Established on 1 May 1927 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco, on territories split off from the Diocese of Cali and Diocese of Pasto
Lost territories twice : on 1952.11.14 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura and on 1954.04.05 to establish the then
Promoted on 7 February 1961 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tumaco, hence entitled to a titular bishop
It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in July 1986.
29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Tumaco.

Statistics[]

As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km² in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

Ordinaries[]

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefects of Tumaco

Bernardo Merizalde Morales, (O.A.R.) (born Colombia) (1928.03.30 – retired 1949), died 1971
Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R. (1949.07.14 – ?)
Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, Discalced Carmelites (O.C.D.) (born Spain) (1954.04.23 – 1961.02.07 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Tumaco

Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. (see above 1961.02.07 – death 1965.11.05), Titular Bishop of Philæ (1961.02.07 – 1965.11.05)
Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. (born Spain) (1966.05.03 – retired 1990.02.08), Titular Bishop of (1966.05.03 – death 2007.03.14)
Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (born Colombia) (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29 see below), Titular Bishop of Bisica (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29)

Suffragan Bishops of Tumaco

Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (see above 1999.10.29 – retired 2015.07.25)
Orlando Olave Villanoba (born Colombia; first non-regular incumbent) (2017.03.18 – ...).

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco

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History[]

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Ordinaries[]

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