The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Leguizamensis-Solanensis) is a Latin missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the
Catholic Church
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in southern
Colombia.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, not part of any
ecclesiastical province
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in the town of
Puerto Leguízamo, in
Putumayo department
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The word ''putumayo'' comes from the Quechua languages. The verb ''p'utuy'' means "to spring forth" ...
.
History
On 21 February 2013
Pope Benedict XVI
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established the
Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano, on territory split off from the then
Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, the remainder of which was soon after renamed the
Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán.
Episcopal ordinaries
* Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza,
I.M.C.
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(21 February 2013 – ...),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Otočac
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(2013.02.21 – ...)
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
GigaCatholic - jurisdiction&
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 2013
2013 establishments in Colombia
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