Diocese of Arauca

Dioecesis Araucensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Pamplona
Statistics
Area14,480 km2 (5,590 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
262,000
232,000 (88.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 May 1915 (108 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Bárbara
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaime Cristóbal Abril González
Map
Website
www.diocesisdearauca.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca (Latin: Araucensis) is a diocese located in the city of Arauca in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

  • 26 May 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca from the Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare
  • 11 November 1970: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca
  • 19 July 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Arauca

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Arauca
  • Emilio Larquère, C.M. (January 1916 – 9 November 1923)
  • Giuseppe Potier, C.M. (1924.05.07 – 1950)
  • Graziano Martínez, C.M. (27 October 1950 – 1956)
Vicars Apostolic of Arauca
  • Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (11 November 1970 – 19 July 1984)
Bishops of Arauca
  • Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (29 March 1990 – 10 January 2003)
  • Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (20 March 2003 – 22 March 2010)
  • Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (4 December 2010 – 11 July 2018)
  • Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (18 November 2019 – present)

See also

References

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