The Vicariate Apostolic of Inírida ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Iniridanus) in the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
is located in the town of
Inírida, Guainía
Inírida (), formerly Puerto Inírida, is the capital city, and a municipality, of the department of Guainía in Colombia. It was established in 1963 on the site of the small village of Obando, at the time in the municipality of San Felipe. Th ...
in
Colombia
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.
History
On 30 November 1996
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
split the
Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú-Puerto Inírida in two and created the
Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú
The Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Mituensis) is a Latin pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Colombia.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province) ...
and the Vicariate Apostolic of Inírida.
Ordinaries
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Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. (30 Nov 1996 – 3 Dec 2013)
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Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. (3 Dec 2013 - )
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 1996
1996 establishments in Colombia
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