The Vicariate Apostolic of Guapi () in the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
is located in the town of
Guapi, Cauca
Guapi is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The municipality of Guapi is located on the Guapi River, from the Pacific Ocean, and also covers the island of Gorgona.
Culture
Guapi is a predominantly Afro-Colombian and ...
in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
.
History
On 5 April 1954
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...
established the
Prefecture Apostolic
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Guapi from the
Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco.
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. H ...
elevated it to a
Vicariate Apostolic
An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...
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 - 14 Jun 2025)
*Alfonso García López (since 14 Jun 2025)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 5 ...
Sources
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Christian organizations established in 1954
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