Diocese of Montería
| Diocese of Montería | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cartagena |
| Diocesan bishop | Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa |
| founding | 1954 |
| surface | 14,500 km² |
| Parishes | 80 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,742,557 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,656,592 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 106 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,660 |
| Friars | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 60 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Jerónimo |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdemonteria.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería ( lat. : Dioecesis Monteriensis , span. : Diócesis de Montería ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Montería .
history
The diocese of Montería was on November 20, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Cartagena and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cartagena as a suffragan .
Bishops of Montería
- Rubén Isaza Restrepo , 1956–1959, then Bishop of Ibagué
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez , 1959–1964, then Bishop of Garzón-Neiva
- Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina , 1964-1972
- Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo CM , 1972–1976, then Archbishop of Popayán
- Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira , 1977–1983, then Archbishop of Cartagena
- Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, OFM , 1984-2001, then Bishop of Neiva
- Julio César Vidal Ortiz , 2001–2011, then Bishop of Cúcuta
- Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa , since 2012