Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Florencia
Statistics
Area	25,000 km^2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 290,200 255,000 (87.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 February 1951 (73 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Alfonso Maria de Liguori in Sibundoy
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel in Mocoa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve
Metropolitan Archbishop	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo
Bishops emeritus	Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R.
Map
Website
www.diocmocoasibundoy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Latin: Mocoën(sis)-Sibundoyen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Mocoa and Sibundoy in the ecclesiastical province of Florencia in Colombia.

History

• 8 February 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
• 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa – Sibundoy
• 13 July 2019: Changed province from Popayán to Florencia

Ordinaries

• Vicars Apostolic of Sibundoy (Roman rite)
  • Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (1951.02.08 – 1971.01.16)
  • Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26), appointed Bishop of Garzón
  • Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29), appointed Bishop of Arauca
  • Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1991.04.15 – 1999.10.29)
• Bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Roman rite)
  • Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1999.10.29 – 2003.10.18)
  • Luis Alberto Parra Mora (2003.10.18 – 2014.12.01)
  • Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (2015.10.15 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org