Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

Diocese of Sincelejo Dioecesis Sinceleiensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	10,523 km^2 (4,063 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 839,770 671,816 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 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
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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

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org