Diocese of Sincelejo
| Diocese of Sincelejo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cartagena |
| Diocesan bishop | José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria |
| founding | 1969 |
| surface | 10,670 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 997.215 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 803.745 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 80.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 62 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,438 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 24 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 69 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Francisco de Asís |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo ( lat. : Dioecesis Sinceleiensis , span. : Diócesis de Sincelejo ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Sincelejo .
history
The diocese of Sincelejo was founded on April 25, 1969 by Pope Paul VI. built from cession of the Archdiocese of Cartagena and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Sincelejo
- Félix María Torres Parra , 1969–1980, then Bishop of Santa Marta
- Héctor Jaramillo Duque SDB , 1981-1990
- Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria , 1992-2014
- José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez , since 2015