Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Area 14,480 km²		Cathedral Catedral Santa Bárbara Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)262,000232,000 (88.5%) Established 26 May 1915 (101 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca (Latin: Araucensis) is a diocese located in the city of Arauca in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

26 May 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca from the Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare

11 November 1970: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca

19 July 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Arauca

Bishops of Arauca(Roman rite)

Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (2010.12.04 – )

Bishop Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (2003.03.20 – 2010.03.22)

Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1990.03.29 – 2003.01.10)

Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (1984.07.19 – 1989.10.01)

Vicars Apostolic of Arauca (Roman rite)

Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (1970.11.11 – 1984.07.19)

Prefects Apostolic of Arauca (Roman rite)

Fr. Graziano Martínez, C.M. (1950.10.27 – 1956)

Fr. Giuseppe Potier, C.M. (1924.05.07 – 1950)

Fr. Emilio Larquère, C.M. (1916.01 – 1923.11.09)

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