Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

Diocese of Montería Dioecesis Monteriensis


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	14,550 km (5,620 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,510,000 1,310,000 (86.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 November 1954 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Jerónimo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería (Latin: Monteriesis) is a diocese located in the city of Montería in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

20 November 1954: Established as Diocese of Montería from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena and Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge

Ordinaries

Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva; future Cardinal
Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)
Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23) Appointed, Archbishop of Cartagena
Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
Julio César Vidal Ortiz (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (2012.10.27 – present)

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