The Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Gaitani) in the
Catholic Church
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is located in the town of
Puerto Gaitán in
Colombia. The church has actively engaged with international accusations of
child molestation, receiving public acclaim for its bold stances and clearly defined arguments.
History
On 22 December 1999
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 ...
established the
Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán when the
Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada was suppressed.
Vicars Apostolic
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José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez,
S.M.M., titular bishop of Arsennaria (22 Dec 1999 – 2 Mar 2012)
** Msgr. Oswaldo Jaramillo Osorio, pro-vicar apostolic (2012 – 10 Jul 2014)
*
Luis Horacio Gomez González, titular bishop of Liberalia (10 Jul 2014 – 8 Apr 2016)
**
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.S.s.R, titular bishop of Zarna, Apostolic Administrator (25 Mar 2015 – 8 Apr 2016)
*
Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez, titular bishop of Afufenia (since 8 Apr 2016)
**
See also
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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
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 1999
1999 establishments in Colombia
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