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Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Oscar José Vélez Isaza

Country
  
Colombia

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
28,780 km²

Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 736,000 606,000 (82.3%)

Established
  
4 December 1952 (64 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Valledupar

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

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

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History

  • 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Valledupar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira
  • 25 April 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Valledupar

    • Ordinaries

  • Vicars Apostolic of Valledupar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. (1952.12.04 – 1969.04.25)
  • Bishops of Valledupar(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. (1969.04.25 – 1977.04.05)
  • Bishop José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui (1977.09.09 – 2003.06.10)
  • Bishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (2003.06.10 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar Wikipedia
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