Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro

Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	2,087 km² (806 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 66,500 55,500 (83.5%)
Parishes	10
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 May 1921 (96 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San Antonio de Ambostá de Belalcázar
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	Bishop-elect Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa
Emeritus Bishops	Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Belalcázar in the municipality of Páez, Cauca, in Colombia.

History

On 13 May 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro from the Archdiocese of Popayán. Blessed John Paul II elevated the prefecture to an Apostolic Vicariate on 17 February 2000.^[1]^[2]

Ordinaries

Emilio Larquère, C.M. † (9 Nov 1923 - 3 Jul 1948) Died
Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M. † (27 Oct 1950 - 1977) Resigned
Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † (21 Jul 1977 - 18 Jun 1988) Appointed, Bishop of Caldas
Jorge García Isaza, C.M. (5 May 1989 - 25 Apr 2003) Resigned
Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (19 Dec 2003 - 5 Jun 2015)
Óscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa (5 Jun 2015 - present)

Sources

↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Tierradentro". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

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Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro

History

Ordinaries

See also

Sources