Apostolic_Vicariate_of_San_José_del_Guaviare

Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare (Latin: Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) is a diocese located in the city of San José del Guaviare in the ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.

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History

  • 19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
  • 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
Bishops of San José del Guaviare
  • Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17); see above
  • Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of Girardota
  • Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2 February 2011 – 26 June 2015) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
  • Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (7 May 2016 – present)

See also

Sources

    2.5667°N 72.6333°W / 2.5667; -72.6333


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