Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano
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Diocese of Montelíbano
Dioecesis Monslibanensis
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cartagena |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 300,000 280,000 (93%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1924 (100 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Santa Cruz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis José Rueda Aparicio |
| Map | |
| File:Mapa Diocesis de Montelibano.svg | |
| 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
- Bishops of Montelíbano(Roman rite)
- Bishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio (since 2012.02.02)
- Bishop Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (2002.10.28 – 2010.05.24)
- Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31)
- Prelates of Alto Sinú (Roman rite)
- Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29)
- Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (1989.02.16 – 1993.02.16)
- Bishop Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. (1969.07.28 – 1989.02.16)
- Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. (1960.05.03 – 1969.04.25)
- Bishop José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. (1958.07.04 – 1959.10.20)
- Bishop Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. (1950.03.12 – 1957.12.25)
- Prefects Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge (Roman rite)
- Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1931.01.12 – 1949)
- Prefects Apostolic of Sinú (Roman rite)
- Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1925.03.04 – 1931.01.12)
Source
| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena |
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| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
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