Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia
| Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia | |
 |
|
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Eulises González Sánchez |
| surface | 44 km² |
| Parishes | 9 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 80,000 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 50,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 62.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,571 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de La Sagrada Familia |
| address | Via a San Luis 4-140, Isla de San Andres, Apartado aereo 270, Colombia |
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Andres y Providencia ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae ) is an in Colombia located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in San Andrés . It includes the province of San Andrés and Providencia .
history
On June 20, 1912, Pope Pius X founded the Mission sui juris San Andrés y Providencia from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Cartagena . On November 14, 1946, she was elevated to the Apostolic Prefecture and on December 5, 2000 to the Apostolic Vicariate.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Superiors of San Andrés y Providencia
- Riccardo Turner MHM (1912–1926, deceased)
- Eugene Carcagente OFMCap (July 23, 1926– November 14, 1946)
Apostolic Prefects of San Andrés y Providencia
- Eugene Carcagente OFMCap (November 14, 1946– October 21, 1952)
- Gaspar de Orihuela OMFCap (January 9, 1953–1966)
- Alfonso Robledo de Manizales OMFCap (January 11, 1966–1972)
- Ferrándiz Antonio Morales OMFCap (March 24, 1972– November 10, 1998)
Vicars Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia
- Eulises González Sánchez (December 5, 2000– April 16, 2016)
- Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (since April 16, 2016)