Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Carreño
| Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Carreño | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas CSsR |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 57,000 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 47,500 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 37,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 77.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4.111 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Website | http://www.vicariatoapostolicopuertocarreno.org/ |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Puerto Carreño ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Carreniensis , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Puerto Carreño ) is an in Colombia located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Puerto Carreño .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Carreño was established on December 22nd, 1999 by Pope John Paul II from the cession of territory of the Apostolic Prefecture Vichada .
Vicars Apostolic of Puerto Carreño
- Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas CSsR , 1999-2010
- Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar CSsR, 2010–2020, then Bishop of Riohacha
- Sedis vacancy , since 2020