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Diocese of Valledupar

Dioecesis Valleduparensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 25 April 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Barranquilla
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 26,630 (10,285 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdevalledupar.org/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Carrera 7 N. 15-26, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
  • Telephone: (5)589.86.14
  • Fax: 570.88.65

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar
4 December 1952ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Goajira (suppressed) (de Fonseca, San Juan del Cesar, Villanueva, Robles, Valledupar, Cbiriguaná, and Chimuchagua) Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar (erected)
Diocese of Valledupar
25 April 1969ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Valledupar Diocese of Valledupar
17 January 2006Territory LostDiocese of Santa Marta (Immaculate Conception (Plato); Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (El Banco); Our Lady of Santa Ana; Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Guamal); San Sebastián de Tenerife; San Sebastian; San Zenón; Santa Catalina de Alejandría (Chibolo), and Santo Cristo (Ariguani))
Diocese of Valledupar (Inmaculada Concepción en Chimichagua and San Martín en Astrea)
Diocese of El Banco (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Valledupar
1966248,920253,44898.2%1314279,21967721ap1967
Diocese of Valledupar
1970305,480312,14597.9%16143010,182171320ap1971
1976405,000410,00098.8%15112615,576158623ap1977
1980450,000456,00098.7%21123313,636158523ap1981
1990624,000635,00098.3%3133418,35288223ap1991
1999532,000632,25884.1%3854312,37259726ap2000
2000530,000640,00082.8%4164711,276610126ap2001
2001530,000640,00082.8%4264811,04169626ap2002
2002530,000640,00082.8%4565110,39269526ap2003
2003530,000650,00081.5%4645010,60049654ap2004
2004650,000800,00081.3%5455911,01666755ap2005
2010606,000736,00082.3%646708,657137357ap2011
2014835,318959,56387.1%6977610,991147261ap2015
2017853,867978,71887.2%898978,802117073ap2018
2020909,7501,019,90089.2%8210929,888125374ap2021

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 Valledupar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 262, to Page 264
  • Diocese of Valledupar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 658, to Page 660

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