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Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco

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Metropolitan
  
Barranquilla

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,855 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 389,641 334,000 (85.7%)

Established
  
17 January 2006 (11 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of La Candelaria in El Banco

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco (Latin: Bancoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of El Banco in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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History

  • 17 January 2006: Established as Diocese of El Banco from the Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar

    • Ordinaries

  • Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. (January 17, 2006 – April 14, 2013)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco Wikipedia
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