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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería ( la, Monteriesis) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Montería Montería () is a municipality and city located in northern Colombia and is the capital of the Department of Córdoba. The city is located away from the Caribbean sea, by the Sinú River. The city and region are known for their distinct cultur ...
in the
ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of Cartagena in Colombia.


History

* 20 November 1954: Established as Diocese of Montería from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena and Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge


Ordinaries

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Rubén Isaza Restrepo Monsignor Rubén Isaza Restrepo was the first apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Ibagué, leading it from 1960 to 1964. Biography He was, at the time, the youngest bishop in Colombia since he was Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, who began t ...
(1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02) Appointed, Bishop of
Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...
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José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez José de Jesús Horacio Pimiento Rodríguez (; 18 February 1919 – 3 September 2019) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Montería from 1959 to 1964, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva from 1964 to 1975, and finally ...
(1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva; future Cardinal *Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20) *Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11) Appointed, Archbishop of
Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
*Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23) Appointed, Archbishop of Cartagena *Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of
Neiva Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ...
*Julio César Vidal Ortiz (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16) Appointed, Bishop of
Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern ...
*Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (2012.10.27 – 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 ...


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Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cartagena Christian organizations established in 1954 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub