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Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán

Vicariatus Apostolicus Portus Gaitanus



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Erected: 22 December 1999
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 50,400 (19,467 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catedral Maria Madre de la Iglesia, Carrera 10 N. 11-22, Barrio Alto Manacacias, Puerto Gaitan [Meta], Colombia
  • Telephone: 310.294.7927

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 December 1999ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Vichada (South-western part)
Diocese of Villavicencio (Puerto Gaitán)
Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
200023,70042,00056.4%1892,6338102ap2001
200150,00060,00083.3%510153,3331169ap2002
200255,00065,00084.6%58134,2309109ap2003
200365,00090,00072.2%78154,33391016ap2004
200470,000110,00063.6%78154,6669108ap2005
201078,900122,00064.7%215263,034556ap2011
201482,700129,50063.9%205253,3081010ap2015
2017194,525208,87093.1%252277,204413ap2018
2020196,885211,40093.1%262287,031613ap2021
2022203,200217,80093.3%211229,236312ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 565, and Page 566

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