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Omar De Jesús Mejía Giraldo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florencia () is an archdiocese located in the city of Florencia, Caquetá in Colombia. On Saturday, April 27, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón - Rionegro, Colombia, who up until then had been serving as Rector (ecclesiastical), rector of the national major seminary "Christ the Priest" in La Ceja, Colombia, as the sixth ordinary and fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Florencia. He succeeded Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto, who had served from 2003 until his July 2011 appointment by Pope Benedict XVI as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos in Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia. On July 13, 2019, Florencia was raised to a metropolitan archdiocese, so Giraldo became an archbishop then. History * 8 February 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Florencia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá * 9 December 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Santa Rosa De Osos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos () is a diocese located in the city of Santa Rosa de Osos in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia. History *5 February 1917: Established as Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos from the Diocese of Antioquía Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Misericordias, Santa Rosa de Osos **Basílica del Señor de los Milagros, San Pedro de los Milagros ** Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, Yarumal Bishops Ordinaries *Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (7 Feb 1917 – 15 Nov 1923) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán * Miguel Ángel Builes Gómez † (27 May 1924 – 29 Sep 1971) Died *Joaquín García Ordóñez † (29 Sep 1971 – 10 Jun 1995) Retired *Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (10 Jun 1995 – 13 Nov 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Organizations Established In 1951
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province Of Florencia
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 Diocese#Archdiocese, archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelate, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacy, territorial abbacies and mission sui juris, missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all Latin or Eastern churches, . ''Additional types, exclusively for the Eastern Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In Colombia
The diocesan system of Roman Catholic church government in Colombia comprises thirteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 52 dioceses and 13 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. List of Dioceses Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla * Archdiocese of Barranquilla ** Diocese of El Banco ** Diocese of Riohacha ** Diocese of Santa Marta ** Diocese of Valledupar Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá * Archdiocese of Bogotá ** Diocese of Engativá ** Diocese of Facatativá ** Diocese of Fontibón ** Diocese of Girardot ** Diocese of Soacha ** Diocese of Zipaquirá Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga * Archdiocese of Bucaramanga ** Diocese of Barrancabermeja ** Diocese of Málaga-Soatá ** Diocese of Socorro y San Gil ** Diocese of Vélez Ecclesiastical province of Cali * Archdiocese of Cali ** Diocese of Buenaventura ** Diocese of Buga ** Diocese of Cartago ** Diocese of Palmira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia. Organization It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 52 dioceses, and a Maronite apostolic exarchate. Over 120 religious orders, institutes, and lay organizations run hundreds of primary and secondary schools, hospitals, clinics, orphanages, colleges, and 8 universities across the country. The best known are Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (in Bogotá) and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (in Cali), both Jesuit universities. Based on studies and a survey, about 90% of the Colombian population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are Catholic, while 16.7% adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism) or other Christian groups. In 2020, almost 10,000 priests and over 12,000 nuns served over 4,500 parishes. History Catholicism was introduced to the country in 1508. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Vicente Del Caguán
The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente (), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Florencia. The diocesan cathedra, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, is located in the episcopal see of San Vicente del Caguán in Caqueta Department. History On 9 December 1985, pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Florencia (now a bishopric). Pope Benedict XVI split the vicariate in two on 21 February 2013, creating the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán and the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano. On 30 May 2019 Pope Francis elevated this Apostolic Vicariate in the rank of diocese. On 13 July 2019 the new created diocese changed province from Ibagué to Florencia Ordinaries (All membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mocoa–Sibundoy
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy () is a diocese located in the cities of Mocoa and Sibundoy in the ecclesiastical province of Florencia in Colombia. History *8 February 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá *29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa – Sibundoy *13 July 2019: Changed province from Popayán to Florencia Ordinaries * Vicars Apostolic of Sibundoy (Roman rite) **Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (1951.02.08 – 1971.01.16) ** Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26), appointed Bishop of Garzón ** Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29), appointed Bishop of Arauca **Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1991.04.15 – 1999.10.29) * Bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Roman rite) **Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1999.10.29 – 2003.10.18) **Luis Alberto Parra Mora (2003.10.18 – 2014.12.01) **Luis Albeiro Maldonado Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Serna Alzate
José Luis Serna Alzate (17 February 193628 September 2014) was a Catholic Church bishop. Born in the Second Spanish Republic town of Aranzazu on 17 February 1936, José Luis Serna Alzate was ordination, ordained a priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest on 23 December 1961. On 15 November 1978, Serna Alzate was appointed as both the apostolic vicariate, vicar apostolic of Florencia, Caquetá in Colombia, as well as the titular bishop of Cartennae. His next appointments were as bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop of Florencia on 9 December 1985, and then as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano–Honda in the Tolima Department of Colombia. Serna Alzate resigned on 12 July 2002, and died twelve years later on 28 September 2014. Notes 1936 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Colombia apostolic vicars 20th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops {{Colombia-RC-bishop-stub Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Cuniberti
Angelo Cuniberti, I.M.C. (6 February 1921 – 26 June 2012) was an Italian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid .... Cuniberti was born in Mondovì, Italy and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1944 of the religious order of Consolata Missionary. Cuniberti was appointed Prelate to the Florencia Diocese on 18 April 1961 and resigned as prelate on 15 November 1978. Cuniberti was appointed Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Cypro on 18 April 1961 and ordained on 21 May 1961. External linksCatholic-Hierarchy 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council 1921 births 2012 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Florencia {{20C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Caquetá
Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *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 Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers *The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living *The '' Apostolic Constitutions'', part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection Specific to the Roman Catholic Church *Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop * Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration * Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope *Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City * Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *The Apostolic See, sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa De Osos, Colombia
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. Christmas elf, Christmas elves are said to make the gifts in Santa's Santa's workshop, workshop, while Santa Claus's reindeer, flying reindeer pull his sleigh through the air. The popular conception of Santa Claus originates from Saint Nicholas (European folklore), folklore traditions surrounding the 4th-century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. Saint Nicholas became renowned for his reported generosity and secret gift-giving. The image of Santa Claus shares similarities with the English figure of Father Christmas, and they are both now popularly regarded as the same person. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
