Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Sincelejo
latin= Dioecesis Sinceleiensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Cartagena
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de San Francisco de Asís
("Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi")
cocathedral =
area= 10,523
population= 839,770
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 671,816
catholics_percent= 80.0
bishop= Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo {Latin: " Sinceleien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Sincelejo in the Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

* April 25, 1969: Established as Diocese of Sincelejo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

pecial Churches

*Minor Basillicas:
**Señor de los Milagros in Sincelejo

Leadership

* Bishops of Sincelejo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria (1992.04.29 – present)
** Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. (1981.08.03 – 1990.09.16)
** Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1969.04.25 – 1980.12.11)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/sinc0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsinc.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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