Diocese of Quibdó Dioecesis Quibduana
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area	12,758 km2 (4,926 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 227,000 215,470 (94.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 November 1952 (71 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Francisco de Asís
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto
Map
Website
diocesisquibdo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quibdó ( Latin: Dioecesis Quibduana) is a diocese located in the city of Quibdó in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

• 14 November 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Quibdó from the Diocese of Antioquía and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
• 30 April 1990: Promoted as Diocese of Quibdó

Ordinaries

• Vicars Apostolic of Quibdó
  • Pedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. † (24 Mar 1953 – 6 Jun 1983) Retired
  • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (6 Jun 1983 – 30 Apr 1990) Appointed, Bishop of Quibdó (see below)
• Bishops of Quibdó
  • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (30 Apr 1990 – 16 Feb 2001) Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
  • Fidel León Cadavid Marin (25 Jul 2001 – 2 Feb 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro
  • Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto (30 Jan 2013 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org

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