The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó ( la, Apartadoënsis) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Apartadó
Apartadó () is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia.
"Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The town is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in banan ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The city is located approximately north of Medellín, the department capital. It has a population of approximately 23,000 inhabitants.
History
Founded in 1541 by ...
in Colombia.
History
*18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Apartadó from the Diocese of Antioquía
Ordinaries
*
Isaías Duarte Cancino
Monsignor Isaías Duarte Cancino (San Gil, Santander, February 15, 1939 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, March 16, 2002) was a Colombian Catholic priest, who from 1995 until the day of his death was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cali.
In 2012 Colomb ...
† (18 Jun 1988 – 19 Aug 1995) Appointed, Archbishop of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
*Tulio Duque Gutiérrez,
S.D.S. (18 Mar 1997 – 25 Jul 2001) Appointed, Bishop of
Pereira Pereira (Portuguese and Galician for "pear tree") may refer to:
People
* Pereira (surname)
Places
*Brazil
**Pereira (Bahia) (est. 1534) in the present-day Barra neighborhood of Salvador in Bahia
**Pereira Barreto, municipality in São Paulo
**Pe ...
*Germán Garcia Isaza,
C.M. † (1 Mar 2002 – 11 Oct 2006) Died
*
Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval † (3 Jul 2007 – 5 May 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)
*
Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (29 Sep 2015 - )
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Christian organizations established in 1988
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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