Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería (Latin: Monteriesis) is a diocese located in the city of Montería in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

Diocese of Montería

Dioecesis Monteriensis
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceCartagena
Statistics
Area14,550 km2 (5,620 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,510,000
1,310,000 (86.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 November 1954 (69 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Jerónimo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRamón Alberto Rolón Güepsa
Metropolitan ArchbishopJorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Map
Cathedral of St. Jerome

History

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Ordinaries

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  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
  • José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva; future Cardinal
  • Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)
  • Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
  • Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23) Appointed, Archbishop of Cartagena
  • Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
  • Julio César Vidal Ortiz (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
  • Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (2012.10.27 – present)

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