The Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis) in the
Catholic Church
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is located in the town of Belalcázar in the municipality of
Páez, Cauca, in
Colombia.
History
On 13 May 1921
Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (Latin: ''Benedictus XV''; it, Benedetto XV), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, name=, group= (; 21 November 185422 January 1922), was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His ...
established the
Prefecture Apostolic
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Tierradentro from the
Archdiocese of Popayán.
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 the prefecture to an
Apostolic Vicariate on 17 February 2000.
Ordinaries
*Emilio Larquère,
C.M. † (9 Nov 1923 – 3 Jul 1948) Died
*Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M. † (27 Oct 1950 – 1977) Resigned
*Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † (21 Jul 1977 – 18 Jun 1988) Appointed, Bishop of
Caldas
*
Jorge García Isaza, C.M. (5 May 1989 – 25 Apr 2003) Resigned
*Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (19 Dec 2003 – 5 Jun 2015)
*Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa (5 Jun 2015 – present)
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 1921
1921 establishments in South America
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