Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Carreniensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Statistics | |
Area | 71,368 km2 (27,555 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 42,250 30,400 (72%) |
Parishes | 4 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 December 1999 (24 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | vacant |
Bishops emeritus | Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.Ss.R. |
Map | |
The Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño ( Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Carreniensis) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Puerto Carreño in Colombia.
On 22 December 1999 Blessed John Paul II established the Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño when the Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada was suppressed. [1] [2]