The Diocese of Ipiales ( la, Ipialensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in Southern Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán.

History

* Established on 23 September 1964 as Diocese of Ipiales, on territory split off from the Diocese of Pasto

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 560,288 Catholics (90.2% of 620,969 total) on 11,089 km² in 45 parishes and 2 missions with 95 priests (87 diocesan, 8 religious), 2 deacons, 86 lay religious (16 brothers, 70 sisters) and 37 seminarians.

Special churches

* Its

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is the Catedral de San Pedro Mártir, dedicated to the martyr

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, in the episcopal see of

Ipiales Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," t ...

in Nariño Department, near the border with Ecuador * It also has a

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: Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas, dedicated to Our Lady, in Ipiales, in the same department.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all native Colombians) * Miguel Angel Arce Vivas (31 Oct 1964 – 7 April 1965), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...

(Colombia) (1965.04.07 – 1976.10.11), died 1987 * Alfonso Arteaga Yepes (24 July 1965 – 25 Oct 1985), next Bishop of Espinal (Colombia) (1985 – death 1989.10.30); previously

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of Auzegera (1962.09.12 – 1965.07.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán (1962.09.12 – 1965.07.24) * Ramón Mantilla Duarte,

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(C.Ss.R.) (25 Oct 1985 – retired 16 Jan 1987), died 2009; previously Titular Bishop of

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(1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26) as

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Sibundoy Sibundoy (Camsá: Tabanok "village") is a town and municipality in the Putumayo Department of the Republic of Colombia. The town existed well before the Spanish came in 1534. The Inca, under Huayna Cápac, conquered the local people in 1492 and ...

(Colombia; see later Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy) (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26), Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – 1985.10.25) * Gustavo Martínez Frías (16 Jan 1987 – 18 March 1999), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

Nueva Pamplona Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department. History Colonization The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...

(Colombia) (1999.03.18 – death 2009.08.29) * Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro (29 Jan 2000 – retired 3 February 2018) * José Saúl Grisales Grisales (3 February 2018 – ...), no previous prelature.

References

Sources and External links

GCatholic.org, with Google map & HQ satellite photo - data for all sections

diocesan website (in Spanish)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Popayán

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