Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Colombia
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The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Florencia.
Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Territory | San Vicente del Caguán |
| Ecclesiastical province | Florencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 December 1985 (40 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
| Secular priests | 20 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | William Prieto Daza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo |
The diocesan cathedra, the Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, is located in the episcopal see of San Vicente del Caguán in Caqueta Department.
History
On 9 December 1985, pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Florencia (now a bishopric).
Pope Benedict XVI split the vicariate in two on 21 February 2013, creating the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán and the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.[1][2]
On 30 May 2019 Pope Francis elevated this Apostolic Vicariate in the rank of Diocese. On 13 July 2019 the newly created diocese changed province from Ibagué to Florencia.
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicars
- Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (17 Oct 1986 – 2 Feb 1998), appointed Archbishop of Tunja
- Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (28 Nov 1998 – 30 May 2019), appointed Bishop
- Diocesan Bishops of San Vicente del Caguán
- Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (30 May 2019 – 25 Mar 2021)
- Sede Vacante; Apostolic Administrator: Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo (2021 – 2 Oct 2024), Archbishop of Florencia
- William Prieto Daza (5 Jul 2024 – Present)
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