The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tibú ( la, Tibuensis) is located in the city of
Tibú
Tibú is a municipality and town of Colombia located in the department of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country, on the border with Venezuela and on the banks of the Tibú River. It is the 160th most populated town of Colombia, and ...
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
Nueva Pamplona
Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department.
History Colonization
The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...
in Colombia.
History
*1 August 1951: Established as Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
*16 November 1983: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Tibú
*29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Tibú
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Tibú (Latin Rite), below
**
Israel Bravo Cortés (since 2021.11.05)
** Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. (2011.06.08 – 2020.10.12), appointed Archbishop of Popayán
** Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano,
S.D.B. (2001.04.23 – 2009.12.02), appointed
Bishop of Barrancabermeja
** José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1998.12.29 – 2000.10.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Leticia
* Prelates of Tibú (Latin Rite), below
** José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1996.01.05 – 1998.12.29)
** Luis Madrid Merlano (1988.05.21 – 1995.04.19), appointed Bishop of Cartago
** Horacio Olave Velandia (1988.01.21 – 1988.03.17)
** Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna,
O.P. (1980.10.09 – 1986.03.06), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
* Prelate of Bertrania en el Catatumbo (Latin Rite), below
** Fr. Juan José Díaz Plata, O.P. (1953.09.13 – 1979.08.02)
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
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Pamplona
Christian organizations established in 1951
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1951 establishments in Colombia
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