Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha (Latin: Riviascianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

Diocese of Riohacha

Dioecesis Riviascianensis

Diócesis de Riohacha
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBarranquilla
MetropolitanBarranquilla
Statistics
Area19,037 km2 (7,350 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
425,000
353,000 (83.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established4 December 1952 (67 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Remedies in Riohacha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopPablo Emiro Salas Anteliz
Bishops emeritusArmando Larios Jiménez
Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta
Map
Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies

History

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21)
    • Bishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)
  • Bishops of Riohacha (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
    • Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08), resigned but was soon appointed auxiliary bishop of Medellín
    • Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez (2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)
    • Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (2005.05.13 – 2020.04.22)
    • Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R. (2020.04.22 -)

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources



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