Apostolic Vicariate Tierradentro
| Apostolic Vicariate Tierradentro | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Apostolic Vicar | Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo MXY |
| surface | 2,059 km² |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 58,700 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 53,400 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 91% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,108 |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 18 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| address | Belalcázar Cauca Colombia |
The Apostolic Vicariate Tierradentro ( Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis , Spanish : Vicariato Apostólico de Tierradentro ) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in the Colombian region of Tierradentro . Its territory includes the municipalities of Inzá and Páez .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Tierradentro was on May 13, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. established from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Popayán as the Apostolic Prefecture of Tierradentro . On February 17, 2000, the Apostolic Prefecture Tierradentro was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate by Pope John Paul II .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Tierradentro
- Emilio Larquère CM , 1923-1949
- Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal CM, 1950-1977
- Germán Garcia Isaza CM, 1977–1988, then Bishop of Caldas
- Jorge García Isaza CM, 1989-2000
Vicars Apostolic of Tierradentro
- Jorge García Isaza CM, 2000-2003
- Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo MXY , 2003-2015
- Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa , since 2015