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Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi Apostolicus Vicariatus Guapiensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	10,000 km (3,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 132,000 128,000 (97%)
Parishes	5
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 April 1954 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez
Bishops emeritus	Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M.
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The Vicariate Apostolic of Guapi (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Guapiensis) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Guapi, Cauca in Colombia.

History

On 5 April 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi from the Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 13 February 2001.

Ordinaries

• José de Jesús Arango, O.F.M. † (23 Apr 1954 – 1969) Died
• José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. † (28 Nov 1969 – 1982) Resigned
• Alberto Lee López, O.F.M. † (8 Mar 1985 – 1992) Died
• Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M. † (5 May 1994 – 13 Feb 2001) Resigned
• Hernán Alvarado Solano † (13 Feb 2001 – 31 Jan 2011) Died
• Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez (3 Dec 2013 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Guapi". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

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