Diocese of El Banco
| Diocese of El Banco | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Barranquilla |
| Diocesan bishop | Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz |
| founding | 2006 |
| surface | 12,535 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 510,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 472,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 92.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,750 |
| Friars | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco ( lat. : Dioecesis Bancoënsis , span. : Diócesis de El Banco ) is a in Columbia situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in El Banco .
history
The diocese of El Banco was founded on January 17, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Munus Nostrum from cessions of territory from the dioceses of Santa Marta and Valledupar and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Barranquilla as a suffragan . First Bishop was Jaime Enrique Duque Correa MXY .
