Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán

The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan), 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.

Not to be confused with the Diocese of San Vicente in El Salvador.
Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán

Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan
Location
CountryColombia
TerritorySan Vicente del Caguán
Ecclesiastical provinceFlorencia
Statistics
Area38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2018)
113,530
93,000 (81.9%)
Parishes14
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 December 1985 (37 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Secular priests20
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C.
Metropolitan ArchbishopOmar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo

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.[1][2]

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 members of the Consolata Missionaries)

Apostolic Vicars
Diocesan Bishops of San Vicente del Caguán
  • Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (30 May 2019–present)

See also

Notes
  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.



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