The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio () is an
archdiocese
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 associated ...
located in the city of
Villavicencio
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. The capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The municipality had a population of 531,275 in 2018. The city is located at 4°08'N, 73°40'W, 75 km (about 45 ...
in Colombia.
History
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Arch
bishop
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s of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop Misael Vacca Ramirez (2022.12.31 - )
** Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – 2022.04.23)
** Archbishop
José Octavio Ruiz Arenas
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...
(2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31), appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
* Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
** Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
** Bishop
Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal,
C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
** Bishop
Gregorio Garavito Jiménez,
S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
** Bishop
Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
* Vicar Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
* Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite), below
** Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
** Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)
Coadjutor bishops
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Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
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Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1992-1994)
Auxiliary bishop
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Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1961-1969), appointed Bishop here
Suffragan dioceses
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Granada
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San José del Guaviare
See also
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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 5 ...
Sources
External links
GCatholic.orgDiocese website*
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Villavicencio
Christian organizations established in 1903
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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