Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Statistics | |
Area | 109,665 km2 (42,342 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 77,500 69,900 (90.2%) |
Parishes | 12 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 February 1951 (73 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | José de Jesús Quintero Díaz |
Bishops emeritus | William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez |
Map | |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia ( Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Leticia, Amazonas, in Colombia.
On 8 February 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia from the Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 23 October 2000. [1] [2]