Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar
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Diocese of Valledupar Dioecesis Valleduparensis Diócesis de Valledupar | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,780 km2 (11,110 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 736,000 606,000 (82.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 December 1952 (71 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Eccehomo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Oscar José Vélez Isaza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdevalledupar.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar (
Latin: Valleduparensis) is located in Cesar Department, Colombia with the cathedral in the city of Valledupar. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla
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History
- 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Valledupar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira
- 25 April 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Valledupar
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Vicar Apostolic of Valledupar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, OFMCap (1952.12.04 – 1969.04.25)
- Bishops of Valledupar (Roman rite)
- Vicente Roig y Villalba, OFMCap (1969.04.25 – 1977.04.05)
- José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui (1977.09.09 – 2003.06.10)
- Oscar José Vélez Isaza, CMF (2003.06.10 – present)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, appointed Bishop of Espinal in 2007
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
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