Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú
| Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú Apostolicus Vicariatus Mituensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 54,000 km2 (21,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 29,400 23,300 (79.3%) |
| Parishes | 9 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1949 (65 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral María Inmaculada |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic | Sede vacante |
| Emeritus Bishops | William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez |
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Mituensis) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Mitú in Colombia.
History
On 9 June 1949 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú from the Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín. It lost territory when the Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare was created in 1989. On 19 June of the same year Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic and named it the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú-Puerto Inírida. It was split in two on 30 November 1996 creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida and the Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Gerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. † (19 Jul 1949 - 24 Mar 1953) Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura
- Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † (11 Nov 1953 - Dec 1966 Resigned)
- Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (30 Oct 1967 - 19 Jan 1989) Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
- José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. † (19 Jun 1989 - 17 Sep 2009 Retired)
- Sede vacante (17 Sep 2009–present)
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.