The Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae) in the
Catholic Church is located in the town of
San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia in
Colombia
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.
History
On 20 June 1912
Pius X established the Mission "Sui Iuris" of San Andrés y Providencia from the
Archdiocese of Cartagena
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena ( la, Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.[Pope Pius XII
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elevated the mission to a
Prefecture Apostolic on 14 November 1946.
John Paul II elevated it to a
Vicariate Apostolic on 5 December 2000.
Ordinaries
* Fr. Riccardo Turner,
M.H.M. † (1912–1926) Died
* Fr. Eugenio (Juan Bautista) da Carcagente (Soler Rodríguez),
O.F.M. Cap.
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† (23 Jul 1926 – 21 Oct 1952) Died
* Fr. Gaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Jan 1953 – 1965) Died
* Fr. Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, O.F.M. Cap. † (11 Jan 1966 – 1972) Died
* Fr. Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap. † (24 Mar 1972 – 10 Nov 1998) Died
* Bp. Eulises González Sánchez (5 Dec 2000 – April 16, 2016)
* Bp.
Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (April 16, 2016 – Present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 1912
1912 establishments in Colombia
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