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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
10,523 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 839,770 671,816 (80.0%)

Established
  
25 April 1969 (47 years ago)

Bishop
  
Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria

Cathedral
  
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Sincelejo

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena in Colombia

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

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History

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

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Señor de los Milagros in Sincelejo (Lord of Miracles)

    • Ordinaries

  • Félix María Torres Parra (1969.04.25 – 1980.12.11) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Marta
  • Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1981.08.03 – 1990.09.16)
  • Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria (1992.04.29 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo Wikipedia
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