Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó

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Rite Latin Rite Area 21,000 km² Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahita		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)516,000362,000 (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.

History

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

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 )

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