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Diocese of Granada en Colombia

Dioecesis Granadiensis in Columbia



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 October 1999
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Villavicencio
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 35,000 (13,518 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://dgc.org.co/
  • Mailing Address: Carrera 13 N. 23-71, Granada [Meta], Colombia
  • Telephone: (8)658.00.08
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari
16 January 1964ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Villavicencio (Western Part) Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari
3 October 1987ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Ariari Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari
Diocese of Granada en Colombia
29 October 1999ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Ariari Diocese of Granada en Colombia
3 July 2004Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Granada en Colombia (from Bogotá)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari
196655,00063,00087.3%10105,500347ap1967
196869,70095,00073.4%12125,8081888ap1971
1976110,000120,00091.7%22225,000282414ap1977
1980120,500135,00089.3%126274,462303315ap1981
Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari
1990208,000230,00090.4%817258,320213616ap1991
Diocese of Granada en Colombia
1999192,000207,00092.8%1411257,680152918ap2000
2000188,000202,76092.7%1312257,520163218ap2001
2001193,250202,92095.2%1513286,901173018ap2002
2002194,300210,00092.5%1514296,700193018ap2003
2003150,000172,00087.2%1413275,555193019ap2004
2004150,000200,00075.0%1912314,838183018ap2005
2006151,931205,15174.1%2110314,901113118ap2007
2013188,000232,10081.0%316375,08162621ap2014
2016185,636238,60777.8%363394,75942623ap2017
2019211,180278,16075.9%455504,22361626ap2020
2021217,450286,65075.9%488563,88382327ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Ariari
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 729, and Page 730
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Ariari
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 353, and Page 354
  • Diocese of Granada en Colombia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 231, and Page 232
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 620, and Page 621

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