The Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Mituensis) is a Latin pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the
Catholic Church
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in
Colombia.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the
Holy See
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(not part of any
ecclesiastical province
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) and depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is the Catedral María Inmaculada, dedicated to
Mary Immaculate, in the city of
Mitú
Mitú () is the capital town of the department of Vaupés in Colombia. It is a small town located in South eastern Colombia in the Amazon Basin. Founded in 1936, Mitú lies next to the Vaupés River at 180 meters above sea level. It is where th ...
, in
Vaupés Department Vaupés may refer to:
* Vaupés River
Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It rises in the Guaviare Department of Colombia, flowing east through Guaviare and Vaupés Departments. It forms part of the int ...
.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 15,200 Catholics (38.0% of 40,000 total) on 54,135 km² in 9 parishes and 12 missions with 27 priests (16 diocesan, 11 religious), 1 deacon, 15 lay religious (11 brothers, 4 sisters) and 6 seminarians.
History
On 9 June 1949
Pope Pius XII established the
Apostolic Prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Mitú on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín.
It lost split-off territory on 19 January 1989 when the
Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare (now a diocese) was created.
On 19 June 1989
Pope John Paul II
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elevated it to a
Vicariate Apostolic (entitled to a
titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
) and named it the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú-Puerto Inírida.
It was split in two on 30 November 1996, creating the hence renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú and the split-off
Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida
The Vicariate Apostolic of Inírida ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Iniridanus) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Inírida, Guainía in Colombia.
History
On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II split the Vicariate Apostolic of Mit ...
.
Ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite; so far members of a Latin missionary congregation)
;''Apostolic Prefects of Mitú''
* Gerardo Valencia Cano,
Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions (M.X.Y.) † (19 July 1949 – 24 March 1953); later
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Rhesaina
Rhesaina (Rhesaena) ( grc, Ρέσαινα and Ρεσαίνα) was a city in the late Roman province of Mesopotamia Secunda and a bishopric that was a suffragan of Dara.
Rhesaina (Rhesaena, Resaena – numerous variations of the name appear in ...
(1953.03.24 – 1972.01.21) as
Apostolic Vicar
Apostolic may refer to:
The Apostles
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*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...
of
Buenaventura (Colombia) (1953.03.24 – 1972.01.21)
* Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † (11 Nov 1953 – Dec 1966 Resigned); later Titular Bishop of
Rhesaina
Rhesaina (Rhesaena) ( grc, Ρέσαινα and Ρεσαίνα) was a city in the late Roman province of Mesopotamia Secunda and a bishopric that was a suffragan of Dara.
Rhesaina (Rhesaena, Resaena – numerous variations of the name appear in ...
(1973.01.29 – death 2010.09.09) as
Apostolic Vicar
Apostolic may refer to:
The Apostles
An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission:
*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...
of
Buenaventura (Colombia) (1973.01.29 – 1996.11.30) and on emeritate
*
Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † (30 Oct 1967 – 19 Jan 1989); later
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Horrea Cœlia (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29) as last
Apostolic Vicar
Apostolic may refer to:
The Apostles
An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission:
*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...
of
San José del Guaviare (
Colombia) (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29), promoted first Bishop of the same
Buenaventura (1999.10.29 – retired 2006.01.17)
;''Apostolic Vicar of Mitú–Puerto Inírida''
* José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. † (19 June 1989 – 30 Nov. 1996.11.30 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of Vescera (1989.06.19 – death 2013.02.23)
;''Apostolic Vicars of Mitú''
* José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. † (''see above'' 30 Nov. 1996.11.30 – retired 17 Sept. 2009)
*''Msgr. Damián Electo Chavarría Carvajal, M.X.Y.,
Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Mitú (Colombia) (2009 – 2013.11.23), no other prelature''
* Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. (2013.11.23 – ...), Titular Bishop of
Casæ Medianæ (2013.11.23 – ...)
See also
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
The diocesan system of Roman Catholic church government in Colombia comprises thirteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 52 dioceses and 13 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an ...
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
References
External links
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
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