The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare ( la, Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) 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
San José del Guaviare
San José del Guaviare () is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River
The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco in Colombia. It flows together with the upper Orinoco (until here also ca ...
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
Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
*19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the
Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
*29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare
Ordinaries
;Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
*
Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29); ''see below''
;Bishops of San José del Guaviare
* Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17); ''see above''
* Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of
Girardota
Girardota is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Girardota is part of The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley
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* Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2 February 2011 – 26 June 2015) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
*
Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez
Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (born 18 January 1969) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of San José del Guaviare since 2016.
Biography
Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez was born in Norcasia on 18 January 1969. He ...
(7 May 2016 – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Villavicencio
Christian organizations established in 1989
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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