Apostolic Vicariate Of Trinidad
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Trinitensis) in the
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is located in the town of
Trinidad, Casanare Trinidad () is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean c ...
in Colombia.


History

On 29 October 1999
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established the Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad from the suppressed
Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare The Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Casanarensis) was a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate, located in the central eastern region of Colombia. History * July 17, 1893: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Casana ...
.


Ordinaries

*Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R. (23 Oct 2000 – present)


See also

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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 ...


Sources

Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Christian organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub