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Diocese of Sincelejo

Dioecesis Sinceleiensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Cartagena
Statistics
Area10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
839,770
671,816 (80.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established25 April 1969 (55 years ago)
Cathedral St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez
Metropolitan Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Bishops emeritus Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo ( Latin: Sinceleiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sincelejo in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

  • 25 April 1969: Established as Diocese of Sincelejo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Señor de los Milagros in Sincelejo (Lord of Miracles)

Ordinaries

  • Félix María Torres Parra (1969.04.25 – 1980.12.11) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Marta
  • Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1981.08.03 – 1990.09.16)
  • Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria (1992.04.29 – 2014.03.15)
  • José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez (2015.02.19 - present)

See also

Sources


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diocese of Sincelejo

Dioecesis Sinceleiensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Cartagena
Statistics
Area10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
839,770
671,816 (80.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established25 April 1969 (55 years ago)
Cathedral St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez
Metropolitan Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Bishops emeritus Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo ( Latin: Sinceleiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Sincelejo in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

  • 25 April 1969: Established as Diocese of Sincelejo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Señor de los Milagros in Sincelejo (Lord of Miracles)

Ordinaries

  • Félix María Torres Parra (1969.04.25 – 1980.12.11) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Marta
  • Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1981.08.03 – 1990.09.16)
  • Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria (1992.04.29 – 2014.03.15)
  • José Crispiano Clavijo Méndez (2015.02.19 - present)

See also

Sources



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