Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco

Diocese of Tumaco Dioecesis Tumacoënsis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Popayán
Statistics
Area	16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 250,000 210,000 (84.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1927 (88 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San Andrés
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.
Map
Website
www.diocesisdetumaco.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco (Latin: Tumacoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Tumaco in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

• 1 May 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco from the Diocese of Cali and Diocese of Pasto
• 7 February 1961: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Tumaco
• 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Tumaco

Ordinaries

• Prefects Apostolic of Tumaco (Roman rite)
  • Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. (1928.03.30 – 1949)
  • Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R. (1949.07.14 – ?)
  • Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. (1954.04.23 – 1961.02.07)

• Vicars Apostolic of Tumaco (Roman rite)
  • Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. (1961.02.07 – 1965.11.05)
  • Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. (1966.05.03 – 1990.02.08)
  • Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29)

• Bishops of Tumaco (Roman rite)
  • Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (1999.10.29 – present)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy