Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

Diocese of Arauca Dioecesis Araucensis


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Pamplona
Statistics
Area	14,480 km (5,590 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 262,000 232,000 (88.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 May 1915 (109 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Bárbara
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jaime Cristóbal Abril González
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Website
www.diocesisdearauca.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca (Latin: Araucensis) is a diocese located in the city of Arauca in the ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

26 May 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca from the Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare
11 November 1970: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca
19 July 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Arauca

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Arauca

Emilio Larquère, C.M. (January 1916 – 9 November 1923)
Giuseppe Potier, C.M. (1924.05.07 – 1950)
Graziano Martínez, C.M. (27 October 1950 – 1956)

Vicars Apostolic of Arauca

Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (11 November 1970 – 19 July 1984)

Bishops of Arauca

Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (29 March 1990 – 10 January 2003)
Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (20 March 2003 – 22 March 2010)
Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (4 December 2010 – 11 July 2018)
Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (18 November 2019 – present)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

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