Diocese of Tumaco Dioecesis Tumacoënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Popayán |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 250,000 210,000 (84.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1 May 1927 (96 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral San Andrés |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Orlando Olave Villanoba |
Bishops emeritus | Gustavo Girón Higuita, OCD |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdetumaco.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco ( Latin: Tumacoënsis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southwestern Colombia.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the city of Tumaco, Nariño Department.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km2 in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians.
(all Roman rite)