Diocese of Apartadó
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apartadó (Latin: Apartadoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Apartadó in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.[1]
Country
Colombia
ColombiaArea21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2006)
- 516,000
- 362,000 (70.2%)
Diocese of Apartadó Dioecesis Apartadoënsis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de Antioquia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,000 km2 (8,100 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 June 1988 (37 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Hugo Alberto Torres Marín |
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History
Ordinaries
- Isaías Duarte Cancino † (18 Jun 1988 – 19 Aug 1995) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (18 Mar 1997 – 25 Jul 2001) Appointed, Bishop of Pereira
- Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † (1 Mar 2002 – 11 Oct 2006) Died
- Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval † (3 Jul 2007 – 5 May 2014) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)
- Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (29 Sep 2015 - ), transferred (and promoted) in 2025 to Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia.[4]
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