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Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
20,165 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2014) 838,000 677,000 (80.7%)

Established
  
25 April 1969 (47 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria

Bishop
  
Ariel Lascarro Tapia (Bishop-elect)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena in Colombia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué (Latin: Maganguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Magangué in the Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

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History

  • 25 April 1969: Established as Diocese of Magangué from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

    • Ordinaries

  • Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. (1969.04.25 – 1994.05.31)
  • Armando Larios Jiménez (1994.05.31 – 2001.03.08) Appointed, Bishop of Riohacha
  • Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. (2001.11.03 – 2012.07.30)
  • Ariel Lascarro Tapia, Bishop-elect 21 November 2014

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué Wikipedia
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