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Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
35,000 km²

Bishop
  
José Figueroa Gómez

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 200,000 150,000 (75.0%)

Established
  
16 January 1964 (53 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

Address
  
Cra. 13 #2373, Granada, Meta, Colombia

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia (Latin: Granadiensis in Columbia) is a diocese located in the city of Granada in the Ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.

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History

  • 16 January 1964: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ariari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
  • 3 October 1987: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Ariari
  • 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Granada

    • Ordinaries

  • Prefects Apostolic of Ariari (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1964.01.16 – 1973.02.10)
  • Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1973.09.14 – 1981.08.03)
  • Fr. Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. (1982.03.05 – 1986)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Ariari (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (1987.12.15 – 1999.10.29)
  • Bishops of Granada en Colombia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (1999.10.29 – 2001.06.15)
  • Bishop José Figueroa Gómez (2002.08.08 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia Wikipedia
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