Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura

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Diocese of Buenaventura

Dioecesis Bonaventurensis
Escudo de la Diocesis de Buenaventura.svg
Coat of arms of Diocese of Buenaventura
Location
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Cali
Statistics
Area6,633 km2 (2,561 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
400,900
395,000 (98.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established14 November 1952 (71 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Buenaventura
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya
Metropolitan Archbishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía
Map
Mapa Diocesis de Buenaventura.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura (Latin : Bonaventuren(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de San Buenaventura, dedicated to Saint Bonaventura, in the city of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Department.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 434,000 Catholics (98.0% of 443,000 total) on 6,633 km² in 21 parishes and 84 missions with 38 priests (25 diocesan, 13 religious), 24 lay religious (13 brothers, 11 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Buenaventura
Diocesan Bishops of Buenaventura

So far, the diocese had no auxiliary bishops.

See also

Notes and references

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