Roman Catholic Diocese of Quibdó

Diocese of Quibdó Dioecesis Quibduana
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area	12,758 km2 (4,926 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 227,000 215,470 (94.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 November 1952 (71 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Francisco de Asís
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto
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Website
diocesisquibdo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quibdó (Latin: Dioecesis Quibduana) is a diocese located in the city of Quibdó in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

• 14 November 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Quibdó from the Diocese of Antioquía and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
• 30 April 1990: Promoted as Diocese of Quibdó

Ordinaries

• Vicars Apostolic of Quibdó
  • Pedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. † (24 Mar 1953 – 6 Jun 1983) Retired
  • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (6 Jun 1983 – 30 Apr 1990) Appointed, Bishop of Quibdó (see below)
• Bishops of Quibdó
  • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (30 Apr 1990 – 16 Feb 2001) Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
  • Fidel León Cadavid Marin (25 Jul 2001 – 2 Feb 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro
  • Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto (30 Jan 2013 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GCatholic.org