Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio
| Archdiocese of Villavicencio Archidioecesis Villavicentiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Villavicencio |
| 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 |
| Established | 23 June 1903 (112 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Oscar Urbina Ortega |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdevillavicencio.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio (Latin: Villavicentiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
- June 23, 1903
- Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
- March 16, 1908
- Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín
- June 9, 1949
- Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
- February 11, 1964
- Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
- July 3, 2004
- Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Ordinaries
- 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
Source
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Intendencia Oriental y Llanos de San Martín. |
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Coordinates: 4°09′08″N 73°38′19″W / 4.1522°N 73.6387°W
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