Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Mocoa–Sibundoy
latin= Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Popayán
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of St. Alphonsus de Ligouri in Sibundoy
cocathedral = Co-Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel in Mocoa
area= 25,000
population= 290,200
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 255,000
catholics_percent= 87.9
bishop= Luis Alberto Parra Mora
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy {Latin: " Mocoën(sis)-Sibundoyen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the cities of Mocoa and Sibundoy in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

* February 8, 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
* October 29, 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa – Sibundoy

Leadership

* Bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Roman rite)
** Bishop Luis Alberto Parra Mora (2003.10.18 – present)
** Bishop Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales (1999.10.29 – 2003.10.18)
* Vicars Apostolic of Sibundoy (Roman rite)
** Bishop Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales (1991.04.15 – 1999.10.29)
** Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29)
** Bishop Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.SS.R. (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26)
** Bishop Camilo Plácido Crous y Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (1951.02.08 – 1971.01.16)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/moco0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmosi.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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