The Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae) in the
Catholic Church is located in the city of
Leticia, Amazonas
Leticia () is the southernmost city in the Republic of Colombia, capital of the department of Amazonas, Colombia's southernmost town (4.09° south 69.57° west) and one of the major ports on the Amazon river. It has an elevation of 96 meters (3 ...
, in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.
History
On 8 February 1951
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
established the
Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia from the Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá.
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
elevated it to a
Vicariate Apostolic on 23 October 2000.
Ordinaries
*Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana,
O.F.M. Cap.
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (; postnominal abbr. O.F.M. Cap.) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of Three " First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFM Obs., now OFM) ...
† (11 Jan 1952 – 4 Mar 1989) Resigned
*Alfonso Yepes Rojo † (4 Mar 1989 – 21 May 1990) Died
**
Sede vacante (21 May 1990 – 8 Jul 1997)
*William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez (8 Jul 1997 – 23 Oct 2000) Resigned
*José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (23 Oct 2000 – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 1951
1951 establishments in Colombia
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