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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha ( la, Riviascianensis) is a
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barranquilla Christian organizations established in 1952 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1952 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha ( la, Riviascianensis) 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 Riohacha
Riohacha (; Wayuu: ) is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital city of the La Guajira Department. It has a sandy beach waterfr ...
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 Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...
in Colombia.
History
* 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha from theApostolic Vicariate of Goajira
The Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira was a Roman Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction on the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia. It was exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
History
The mission ...
* 16 July 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Riohacha
Bishops
Ordinaries
* Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite) ** Bishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21) ** BishopLivio Reginaldo Fischione Livio is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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*Livio Agresti (1508–1580), Italian painter
* Livio Bendaña Espinoza (born 1935), Nicarag ...
, O.F.M. Cap. (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)
* Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Riohacha (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve
Jairo is a common Spanish name. Notable people with this name include:
People Association football
*Francisco Jairo Silva Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Jairo Aguirre (born 1956), Colombian footballer
*Jairo Álvarez Gutiérrez (born ...
(1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
** Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez
Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (February 18, 1937 – October 20, 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1963, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha, Colombia in 1996 and then auxiliary bisho ...
(1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08), resigned but was soon appointed auxiliary bishop of Medellín
** Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez
Armando Larios Jiménez (May 21, 1951 – July 22, 2021) was a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate and priest. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magangué from 1994 to 2001 and the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohac ...
(2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)
** Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (2005.05.13 – 2020.04.22)
** Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
, C.SS.R. (2020.04.22 -)
See also
*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
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barranquilla Christian organizations established in 1952 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1952 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub