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Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
21,000 km²

Bishop
  
Luis Adriano Piedrahita

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 516,000 362,000 (70.2%)

Established
  
18 June 1988 (28 years ago)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó (Latin: Apartadoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Apartadó in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

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History

  • 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Apartadó from the Diocese of Antioquía

    • Ordinaries

  • Isaías Duarte Cancino † (18 Jun 1988 - 19 Aug 1995) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
  • Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (18 Mar 1997 - 25 Jul 2001) Appointed, Bishop of Pereira
  • Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † (1 Mar 2002 - 11 Oct 2006) Died
  • Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (3 Jul 2007 - 5 May 2014.) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)
  • sedes vacant (Apostolic Administrator Bishop Hugo Alberto Torres Marín )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó Wikipedia
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