Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha

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Rite Latin Rite Emeritus Bishops Armando Larios Jiménez Country Colombia		Pope Francis Area 19,037 km² Metropolitan archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)425,000353,000 (83.1%) Established 4 December 1952 (64 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies in Riohacha Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha (Latin: Riviascianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History

4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira

16 July 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Riohacha

Bishops of Riohacha (Roman rite)

Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (2005.05.13 – present)

Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez (2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)

Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08)

Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10)

Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite)

Bishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)

Bishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21)

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