The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano ( la, Monslibanensis) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Montelíbano
Montelíbano is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano.
Montelíbano is host of one of the largest ferronickel mines, the Cerro Matoso mine
The Ce ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.
History
* 12 June 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
* 12 January 1931 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú-San Jorge
* 10 March 19500: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge
* 25 April 1969: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú
* 29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Montelíbano
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Montelíbano (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Farly Yovany Gil Betancur (2020.03.04 - )
** Bishop
Luis José Rueda Aparicio
Luis José Rueda Aparicio (born 3 March 1962) is a Colombian prelate who is Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá. He was Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán from 2018 to 2020 and Bishop of Montelíbano from 2012 to 2018.
Pope Francis plans to m ...
(2012.02.02 - 2018.05.19), appointed Archbishop of Popayán
** Bishop
Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil
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(2002.10.28 – 2010.05.24), appointed Bishop of Palmira
** Bishop
Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31), appointed Bishop of Montería; ''see below''
* Prelates of Alto Sinú (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29); ''see above''
** Bishop
Flavio Calle Zapata (1989.02.16 – 1993.02.16), appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro; future Archbishop
** Bishop
Alfonso Sánchez Peña,
C.M.F. (1969.07.28 – 1989.02.16)
* Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
Eloy Tato Losada,
I.E.M.E. (1960.05.03 – 1969.04.25), appointed Bishop of Magangué
** Bishop
José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. (1958.07.04 – 1959.10.20)
** Bishop
Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. (1950.03.12 – 1957.12.25)
* Prefect Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge (Roman rite), below
** Fr.
Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1931.01.12 – 1949); ''see below''
* Prefect Apostolic of Sinú (Roman rite), below
** Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1925.03.04 – 1931.01.12); ''see above''
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
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cartagena
Christian organizations established in 1924
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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