Vicariate Apostolic Leticia
| Vicariate Apostolic Leticia | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Apostolic Vicar | José de Jesús Quintero Díaz |
| Apostolic Prefect Emeritus | William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez |
| Vicar General | Miguel Ángel Medina López |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 121,000 km² |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 71,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 66,553 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 93.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,160 |
| Friars | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
| address | Carrera 11a N. 11-95 Leticia, Amazonas Colombia |
The Apostolic Vicariate Leticia ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Leticia ) is an in Colombia located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Leticia .
history
On February 8, 1951, the Apostolic Prefecture Leticia was by Pope Pius XII. Erected from the cession of territory by the Vicariate Apostolic Caquetá . On October 23, 2000, the Apostolic Prefecture Leticia was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum in Praefectura Apostolica Laetitiae .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Leticia
- Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana OFMCap , 1952–1989
- Alfonso Yepes Rojo , 1989–1990
- William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez , 1997-2000
Vicars Apostolic of Leticia
- José de Jesús Quintero Díaz , since 2000
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum in Praefectura Apostolica Laetitiae , AAS 93 (2001), n.7, p. 421f.