Vicariate Apostolic Mitú
| Vicariate Apostolic Mitú | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río MXY |
| founding | 1949 |
| surface | 54,135 km² |
| Parishes | 9 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 28,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 25,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 89.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,667 |
| Friars | 11 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 10 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The Apostolic Vicariate Mitú ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Mituensis ) is an in Colombia located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Mitú .
history
Pope Pius XII founded on June 9, 1949 the Apostolic Prefecture Mitú from territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Los Llanos de San Martín . On January 19, 1989, she lost part of her territory to the Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare . On June 19, 1989 she was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic Mitú-Puerto Inírida. On November 30, 1996, she lost part of its territory to the Vicariate Apostolic Inírida
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Mitú
- Gerardo Valencia Cano MXY (July 19, 1949 - March 24, 1953, then Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura)
- Heriberto Correa Yepes MXY (November 11, 1953-December 1966, resigned)
- Belarmino Correa Yepes MXY (October 30, 1967 - January 19, 1989, then Vicar Apostolic of San José del Guaviare)
Apostolic Vicar of Mitú-Puerto Inírida / Mitú
- José Gustavo Angel Ramírez MXY (June 19, 1989 - September 17, 2009)
- Damián Electo Chavarría Carvajal (Pro-Vicar until November 23, 2013)
- Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río MXY (November 23, 2013)