| Archdiocese of Villavicencio Archidioecesis Villavicentiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Villavicencio |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 65,470 km (25,280 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 540,000 506,000 (93.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1903 (121 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop-designate | Misael Vacca Ramirez |
| Bishops emeritus | Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. Oscar Urbina Ortega |
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| Website | |
| http://arquidiocesisdevillavicencio.org.co/ | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio (Latin: Villavicentiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
- June 23, 1903 (1903-06-23)
- Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
- March 16, 1908 (1908-03-16)
- Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín
- June 9, 1949 (1949-06-09)
- Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
- February 11, 1964 (1964-02-11)
- Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
- July 3, 2004 (2004-07-03)
- Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio
- April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
- 15 priests serving in the Archdiocese of Villavicencio are suspended from public ministry due to sex abuse allegations.
- April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27)
- Accused of sexual abuse, priest Oscar Mora, one of now 19 suspended priests from the Archdiocese of Villavicencio, is revealed to have been transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas in the United States of America. He is soon removed from ministry after the Archdiocese of Villavicencio notifies the Diocese of Dallas about Mora's sex abuse allegations.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – 2022.04.23)
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31), appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
- Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
- Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
- Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
- Vicar Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
- Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
- Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)
Coadjutor bishops
- Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1992-1994)
Auxiliary bishop
- Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1961-1969), appointed Bishop here
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
- Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Catholic Priests Suspended In Colombia Over Abuse Claim". www.barrons.com.
- "Colombia's Catholic Church suspends 15 priests for sexual abuse". The Brussels Times. April 4, 2020.
- "Dallas priest accused of abuse removed from the Ministry". The New York Times. April 27, 2020.
External links
| Catholic dioceses in Colombia | |
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| Province of Barranquilla | |
| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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