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Diocese of Magangué

Dioecesis Maganguensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 April 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cartagena
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 20,165 (7,788 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle 14A N. 3-28, Magangue, Bolivar, Colombia
  • Telephone: (5)687.76.86
  • Fax: 687.72.88

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 April 1969ErectedArchdiocese of Cartagena (Maganguè, Córdoba, Margarita, Mompós, Pinillos, San Fernando, and Zambrano)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Jorge (suppressed) (Achí, Barranco de Loba, Morales, San Martín de Loba, Simití, and San Pablo)
Diocese of Magangué (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970290,000300,00096.7%1323368,055267920ap1971
1976360,000371,00097.0%1372018,00079122ap1977
1980417,900430,20097.1%1572218,99589222ap1981
1990460,000485,00094.8%18123015,333158323ap1991
1999460,000500,00092.0%2963513,14295825ap2000
2000460,000500,00092.0%2843214,37585625ap2001
2001460,000500,00092.0%3033313,93935528ap2002
2002466,000507,00091.9%333314,1214526ap2003
2003471,000512,00092.0%353513,4574329ap2004
2004600,000750,00080.0%333318,1814632ap2005
2013677,000838,00080.8%664709,67142643ap2014
2016700,866867,33480.8%5846211,30472347ap2017
2019724,000895,50080.8%6446810,64742350ap2020
2021741,360917,16080.8%6536810,90232350ap2022

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 61, Page 703, and Page 704

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