Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Colombia		Cathedral Catedral San José Area 42,327 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)120,000108,500 (90.4%) Established 19 January 1989 (28 years ago) Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare (Latin: Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) is a diocese located in the city of San José del Guaviare in the Ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.

History

19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú

29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare (Roman rite)

Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29)

Bishops of San José del Guaviare (Roman rite)

Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17)

Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of Girardota

Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2011.02.02 - present)

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