The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura ( la, Bonaventuren(sis)) is a Latin suffragan
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Cali
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in
Colombia
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, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Catedral de San Buenaventura, dedicated to
Saint Bonaventura
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The seventh Minister Ge ...
, in the city of
Buenaventura,
Valle del Cauca Department.
History
* 14 November 1952: Established as
Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura ( la, Bonaventuren(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedra ...
, on
territories
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split off from the then
Diocese of Cali and
Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral San An ...
(now a diocese)
* 30 November 1996: Promoted as Diocese of Buenaventura / Bonaventuren(sis) (Latin)
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 434,000 Catholics (98.0% of 443,000 total) on 6,633 km² in 21 parishes and 84 missions with 38 priests (25 diocesan, 13 religious), 24 lay religious (13 brothers, 11 sisters) and 7 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all
Roman rite
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)
;''Apostolic Vicars of Buenaventura''
*
Gerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. (born
Vanuatu
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) (1953.03.24 – death 1972.01.21),
Titular Bishop
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of
Rhesaina
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(1953.03.24 – 1972.01.21), previously
Apostolic Prefect
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of
Mitú
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(Colombia) (1949.07.19 – 1953.03.24)
*
Heriberto Correa Yepes
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, M.X.Y. (first native incumbent) (1973.01.29 – retired 1996.11.30), Titular Bishop of
Casæ nigræ
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Geography
Negrine i ...
(1973.01.29 – death 2010.09.09); previously Apostolic Prefect of
Mitú
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(Colombia) (1953.03.27 – 1967)
;''Diocesan Bishops of Buenaventura''
* Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1996.11.30 – 2003.12.19), previously
Titular Bishop
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of
Rusguniæ (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Diocese of Pereira (Colombia) (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30); later Bishop of
Garzón (Colombia) (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15), Bishop of above Pereira (2011.07.15 – ...)
**''
Apostolic Administrator
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Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo,
C.I.M. (2004.02.21 – 2004.04.29), while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Cali
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(Colombia) (2002.08.17 – retired 2011.05.18); previously Titular Bishop of
Egara
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(1978.03.08 – 1983.12.23) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (1978.03.08 – 1983.12.23), Bishop of
Barrancabermeja
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(Colombia) (1983.12.23 – 1993.03.25), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Ibagué
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(Colombia) (1993.03.25 – 2002.08.17)
*
Héctor Epalza Quintero,
P.S.S. (2004.04.29 – retired 2017.06.30)
*
Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (2017.06.30 – ...), no previous prelature.
So far, the diocese had no auxiliary bishops.
See also
*
List of 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
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Organization
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Notes and references
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cali
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Religious organizations established in 1952
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1952 establishments in Colombia
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