Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó

Diocese of Jericó Dioecesis Iericoënsis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 230,000 228,000 (99.1%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 July 1941 (74 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, C.SS.R.
Map
Website
www.jerico.diocesis.ws

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó (Latin: Iericoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Jericó in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

• 29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
• 5 February 1917: Suppressed to the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó
• 3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó from the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jardín

Ordinaries

• Maximiliano Crespo Rivera Apostolic Administrator while Bishop of Antioquía (1915 - 7 Feb 1917) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • See united to the diocese of Antioquia (1917-1941)
• Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón † (7 Feb 1942 - 31 Mar 1960) Resigned
• Augusto Trujillo Arango † (31 Mar 1960 - 20 Feb 1970) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja
• Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros † (4 Jun 1970 - 26 Apr 1977) Appointed, Bishop of Garagoa
• Augusto Aristizábal Ospina † (29 Oct 1977 - 7 Oct 2003) Resigned
• José Roberto López Londoño (7 Oct 2003 - June 2013)
• Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, C.SS.R. (10 August 2013–present)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy