Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco
Appearance
Diocese of El Banco Dioecesis Bancoënsis Diócesis de El Banco | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
Metropolitan | Barranquilla |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,855 km2 (4,577 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 389,641 334,000 (85.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 January 2006 (18 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of La Candelaria in El Banco |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco (Latin: Bancoënsis) is a diocese located in the town of El Banco in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 17 January 2006: Established as Diocese of El Banco from the Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar
Ordinaries
[edit]- Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. (January 17, 2006 – April 14, 2013)
- Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (June 18, 2014 – January 8, 2023)
See also
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