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Diocese of El Banco

Dioecesis Bancoënsis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 January 2006
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Barranquilla
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 11,855 (4,578 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Carrera 9 N. 3-18, El Banco [Magdalena], Colombia
  • Telephone: (5)429.30.73
  • Fax: 429.29.87

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 January 2006ErectedDiocese of Santa Marta (Immaculate Conception (Plato); Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (El Banco); Our Lady of Santa Ana; Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Guamal); San Sebastián de Tenerife; San Sebastian; San Zenón; Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Chibolo), and Santo Cristo (Ariguani))
Diocese of Valledupar (Inmaculada Concepción en Chimichagua and San Martín en Astrea)
Diocese of El Banco (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2006334,000389,64185.7%1621818,555211ap2007
2011449,000484,00092.8%1642022,45051118ap2014
2016472,000510,00092.5%2843214,75041417ap2017
2019339,300502,37067.5%161621,20651119ap2020
2021353,900523,98567.5%1662216,0862420718ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 98, Page 108, and Page 109

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