The Diocese of Jericó ( la, Dioecesis Iericoënsis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in Western Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín.

History

* 29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellin * 5 February 1917: Suppressed, its territory and title being merged into the then Diocese of Antioquia-Jericó (now Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia) * 3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó, regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó.

Statistics

, it pastorally served 262,951 Catholics (98.1% of 268,000 total population) on 3,000 km² in 33 parishes and 35 missions with 76 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 106 lay religious (106 sisters) and 25 seminarians.

Special churches

* Its

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is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to

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, in the episcopal see of Jericó, in the Colombian department of Antioquia * It further has a

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(also Marian) : Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, at Jardín

Bishops

Ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Jericó'' **''

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Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1915 – 7 Feb 1917), while Bishop of

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(1911.10.10 – 1917.02.05); next Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1917.02.07 – 1923.11.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1923.11.15 – death 1940.11.07) : ''See merged into the diocese of Antioquia (1917–1941) * Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón (7 Feb 1942 – retired 31 March 1960), emeritate as

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of Cotrada (1960.03.31 – death 1969.04.27) * Augusto Trujillo Arango † (31 Mar 1960 – 20 Feb 1970), next Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Colombia) (1970.02.20 – retired 1998.02.02), died 2007; previously

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(1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31) * Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (4 June 1970 – 26 April 1977), next Bishop of

Garagoa Garagoa () is a town and municipality in Colombia, located in the Boyacá Department. It covers an area of 191.75 km2 and the urban centre is located at an altitude of above sea level. Parts of the municipality reach altitudes of . It is th ...

(Colombia) (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27); previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) * Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (29 Oct 1977 – retired 7 Oct 2003) died 2004; previously Titular Bishop of Ceramussa (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29) * José Roberto López Londoño (7 Oct 2003 – retired June 2013); previously Titular Bishop of Urbisaglia (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Medellin (Colombia) (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09), Bishop of

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(Colombia) (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07) * Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago,

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(C.SS.R.) (10 August 2013– ...), also Apostolic Commissioner of Sodalitium of Christian Life (2018.01.10 – ...).

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, appointed Bishop of Líbano-Honda in 2015

References

Sources and External links

GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite HQ picture - data for all sections

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Medellín Religious organizations established in 1941 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1915 establishments in Colombia 1941 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub