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Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán

Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii de Caguan



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 30 May 2019
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Florencia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 37,000 (14,291 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Carrera 5 N. 5-29, San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta, Colombia
  • Telephone: (8)464.42.60; 464.44.78
  • Fax: 464.42.87

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia
8 February 1951ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Caquetá (Intendencia de Caqueta) Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia (erected)
9 December 1985Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Florencia (Florencia, Montañita, Paujil, Belén, Doncello, and Puerto Rico along with Morelia, San José del Fragua, Gurillo, Puerto Milán, Valparaíso, and Albania also with Solita, Maguaré, Puerto Manrique, Santuario, Norcasia Pará, and La Unión Peneya) Diocese of Florencia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo
9 December 1985Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Florencia Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo
21 February 2013Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo (Leguízamo and Solano) Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente
21 February 2013Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente del Caguán
26 November 2013Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of San Vicente Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente del Caguán
Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
30 May 2019ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of San Vicente del Caguán Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
13 July 2019Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of San Vicente del Caguán (from Ibagué to Florencia)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia
1966160,950165,50997.2%326295,550356223ap1967
1968180,000187,00096.3%332355,142397019ap1971
1976210,000225,00093.3%1033434,883339723ap1977
1980245,000295,00083.1%834425,833359224ap1981
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo
1990207,000212,00097.6%1171811,500221211ap1991
1999130,000150,00086.7%921304,333251715ap2000
2000130,000150,00086.7%823314,193281715ap2001
2001130,000150,00086.7%1023333,939301915ap2002
2002120,000150,00080.0%825333,636322032ap2003
2003120,000150,00080.0%423274,444362216ap2004
2004120,000150,00080.0%725323,750352218ap2005
2010134,000164,00081.7%922314,322262318ap2011
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente
201384,00096,00087.5%816243,5001612bul:21Feb2013
Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente del Caguán
201490,000110,00081.8%711185,000141714ap2015
201793,000113,53081.9%812204,650161514ap2018
Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
201893,000113,53081.9%812204,650161514bul:30May2019
202096,000117,25081.9%157224,363111514ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Florencia
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 356, and Page 327
  • Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 78, Page 1,171
  • Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 833, and Page 834
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 1,254, and Page 1,255
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