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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,000 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 530,000 481,394 (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.

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History

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

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas

    • Ordinaries

  • 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 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales Wikipedia
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