The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare ( la, Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) 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
San José del Guaviare 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
Villavicencio
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. Capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The city had an urban population of approximately 531,275 inhabitants in 2018.https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacio ...
in Colombia.
History
*19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the
Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
Apostolic may refer to:
The Apostles
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*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...
*29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare
Ordinaries
;Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
*
Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29); ''see below''
;Bishops of San José del Guaviare
* Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17); ''see above''
* Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of
Girardota
* Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2 February 2011 – 26 June 2015) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
*
Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (7 May 2016 – present)
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
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Villavicencio
Christian organizations established in 1989
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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