Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Archidioecesis Villavicentiensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Colombia |
| Statistics |
| Area |
65,470 km2 (25,280 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
540,000
506,000 (93.7%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Oscar Urbina Ortega |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio (Latin: Villavicentien(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
- June 23, 1903 (1903-06-23)
- Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
- March 16, 1908 (1908-03-16)
- Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín
- June 9, 1949 (1949-06-09)
- Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
- February 11, 1964 (1964-02-11)
- Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
- July 3, 2004 (2004-07-03)
- Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Leadership
- Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – present)
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31)
- Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
- Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
- Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
- Vicars Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
- Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite)
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
- Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)
Suffragan dioceses
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