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Diocese of Granada en Colombia

Dioecesis Granadiensis in Columbia



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Bishop(s)

General Information

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 Bogot�)

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
2023182,457252,85272.2%546603,040281527ap2024

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

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