Roman Catholic Diocese of Quibdó

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Rite Latin Rite Area 12,758 km²		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)227,000215,470 (94.9%) Established 14 November 1952 (64 years ago) Cathedral Catedral de San Francisco de Asís Bishop Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quibdó (Latin: Quibduanus) is a diocese located in the city of Quibdó in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

14 November 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Quibdó from the Diocese of Antioquía and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó

30 April 1990: Promoted as Diocese of Quibdó

Vicars Apostolic of Quibdó

Pedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. † (24 Mar 1953 - 6 Jun 1983) Retired

Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (6 Jun 1983 - 30 Apr 1990) Appointed, Bishop of Quibdó

Bishops of Quibdó

Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (30 Apr 1990 - 16 Feb 2001) Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín

Fidel León Cadavid Marin (25 Jul 2001 - 2 Feb 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro

Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto (30 Jan 2013–present)

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