Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Diocese of San José del Guaviare Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Villavicencio
Statistics
Area	42,327 km^2 (16,343 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 120,000 108,500 (90.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	19 January 1989 (35 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare (Latin: Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) is a diocese located in the city of San José del Guaviare in the ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.

History

• 19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
• 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare

• Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29); see below

Bishops of San José del Guaviare

• Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17); see above
• Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of Girardota
• Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2 February 2011 – 26 June 2015) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
• Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (7 May 2016 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org

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