Jurisdiction: | Apostolic Vicariate |
Leticia | |
Latin: | Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae |
Country: | Colombia |
Area Km2: | 109,665 |
Population: | 77,500 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 69,900 |
Catholics Percent: | 90.2 |
Parishes: | 12 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 8 February 1951 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Paz |
Bishop Title: | Vicar Apostolic |
Emeritus Bishops: | William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez |
Map: | Mapa Vicariato Apostolico de Leticia.svg |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Laetitiae) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Leticia, Amazonas, in Colombia.
On 8 February 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia from the Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 23 October 2000.[1] [2]