Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha

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Diocese of Riohacha
Dioecesis Riviascianensis
Statistics
Country: Colombia
Metropolitan: Barranquilla
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 19,037 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
390,000 (2004)
320,000 (82.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Ordinaries
Bishop: Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha {Latin: Riviascianen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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[edit] History

  • December 4, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira
  • July 16, 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Riohacha

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Riohacha (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (2005.05.13 – present)
    • Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez (2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)
    • Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08)
    • Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)
    • Bishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21)


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