Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco (Latin: Bancoënsis) is a diocese located in the town of El Banco in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
Diocese of El Banco Dioecesis Bancoënsis Diócesis de El Banco | |
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Cathedral in El Banco | |
Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
Metropolitan | Barranquilla |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,855 km2 (4,577 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 389,641 334,000 (85.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 January 2006 (14 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of La Candelaria in El Banco |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz |
Map | |
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History
- 17 January 2006: Established as Diocese of El Banco from the Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar
Ordinaries
- Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. (January 17, 2006 – April 14, 2013)
- Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (June 18, 2014 – present)
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
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