Roman Catholic Diocese of Tibú

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tibú
latin= Dioecesis Tibuensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Nueva Pamplona
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 7,825
population= 190,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 180,000
catholics_percent= 94.7
bishop= Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tibú {Latin: " Tibuen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Tibú in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

* August 1, 1951: Established as Territorial Prelature of Bertrania en el Catatumbo from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
* November 16, 1983: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Tibú
* December 29, 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Tibú

Leadership

* Bishops of Tibú (Roman rite)
** Bishop Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. (2001.04.23 – present)
** Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1998.12.29 – 2000.10.23)
* Prelates of Tibú (Roman rite)
** Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (1996.01.05 – 1998.12.29)
** Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano (1988.05.21 – 1995.04.19)
** Bishop Horacio Olave Velandia (1988.01.21 – 1988.03.17)
** Bishop Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. (1980.10.09 – 1986.03.06)
* Prelates of Bertrania en el Catatumbo (Roman rite)
** Fr. Juan José Díaz Plata, O.P. (1953.09.13 – 1979)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tibu0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtibu.html Catholic Hierarchy]