Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales

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Rite Latin Rite Area 11,000 km²		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)530,000481,394 (90.8%) Established 23 September 1964 (52 years ago) Cathedral Catedral de San Pedro Mártir Bishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Popayán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales (Latin: Ipialensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ipiales in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

23 September 1964: Established as Diocese of Ipiales from the Diocese of Pasto

Minor Basilicas:

Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas

Miguel Angel Arce Vivas † (31 Oct 1964 - 7 Apr 1965) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán

Alfonso Arteaga Yepes † (24 Jul 1965 - 25 Oct 1985) Appointed, Bishop of Espinal

Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. † (25 Oct 1985 - 16 Jan 1987) Resigned

Gustavo Martínez Frías † (16 Jan 1987 - 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona

Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro (29 Jan 2000 - )

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