Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo

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Diocese of Sincelejo
Dioecesis Sinceleiensis
Statistics
Country: Colombia
Metropolitan: Cartagena
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 10,523 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
839,770 (2004)
671,816 (80.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral de San Francisco de Asís
(Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria

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.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

  • Minor Basillicas:
    • Señor de los Milagros in Sincelejo

[edit] 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)

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