Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Gaitán
| Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Gaitán | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 50,500 km² |
| Parishes | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 129,500 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 82,700 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 63.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,308 |
| Friars | 10 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Maria Madre de la Iglesia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Gaitanus , span. : Vicariato Apostolico de Puerto Gaitan ) is an in Colombia located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Puerto Gaitán .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán was established on December 22, 1999 by Pope John Paul II from the cession of territory from the Apostolic Prefecture of Vichada .
Vicars Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán
- José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez SMM , 1999–2012
- Luis Horacio Gómez González , 2014–2016
- Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez , since 2016