The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Arauca in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.
History
*26 May 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare
The Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare () was a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate, located in the central eastern region of Colombia. The Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare was created in 1893 and was suppressed in 1999 when the Roman Catholic Dioces ...
*11 November 1970: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca
*19 July 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Arauca
Leadership
;Prefects Apostolic of Arauca
* Emilio Larquère, C.M. (January 1916 – 9 November 1923)
* Giuseppe Potier, C.M. (1924.05.07 – 1950)
* Graziano Martínez,
C.M. (27 October 1950 – 1956)
; Vicars Apostolic of Arauca
* Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (11 November 1970 – 19 July 1984)
;Bishops of Arauca
*
Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano
Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano C.Ss.R. (28 November 1934 – 11 January 2019) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Early life
Bernal Supelano was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as titular bishop of ...
,
C.Ss.R.
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scal ...
(29 March 1990 – 10 January 2003)
* Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (20 March 2003 – 22 March 2010)
* Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (4 December 2010 – 11 July 2018)
* Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (18 November 2019 – present)
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 ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Pamplona
Christian organizations established in 1915
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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