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, in southwestern

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. Its

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episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to

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, in the city of

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, Nariño Department.

History

* Established on 1 May 1927 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco, on territories split off from the Diocese of Cali and Diocese of Pasto * Lost territories twice : on 1952.11.14 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura and on 1954.04.05 to establish the then

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* Promoted on 7 February 1961 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tumaco, hence entitled to a

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* It enjoyed a Papal visit from

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in July 1986. * 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Tumaco.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km² in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

Ordinaries

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) ;''Apostolic Prefects of Tumaco'' * Bernardo Merizalde Morales, Augustianian Recollects (O.A.R.) (born Colombia) (1928.03.30 – retired 1949), died 1971 * Peitro Nel Ramirez,

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(1949.07.14 – ?) * Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, Discalced Carmelites (O.C.D.) (born

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) (1954.04.23 – 1961.02.07'' see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicars of Tumaco'' * Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. (''see above'' 1961.02.07 – death 1965.11.05),

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(1961.02.07 – 1965.11.05) * Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. (born Spain) (1966.05.03 – retired 1990.02.08), Titular Bishop of Lambiridi (1966.05.03 – death 2007.03.14) * Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (born Colombia) (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29) ;Suffragan Bishops of Tumaco * Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (''see above'' 1999.10.29 – retired 2015.07.25) * Orlando Olave Villanoba (born Colombia; first non-regular incumbent) (2017.03.18 – ...).

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with Google photo - data for all sections

www.diocesisdetumaco.org Diocesan website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tumaco, Roman Catholic Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Popayán

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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