Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Barrancabermeja
Latin:Dioecesis Barrancabermeiensis
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:2 April 1928 (years ago)
Cathedral:Catedral del Sagrado Corazón
Area Km2:15,000
Population:540,000
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:320,000
Catholics Percent:59.3
Metro Archbishop:Ismael Rueda Sierra
Bishop:Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez
Emeritus Bishops:Camilo Fernando Castrellon Pizano, S.D.B.
Map:Mapa Diocesis de Barrancabermeja.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja (Latin: Barrancabermeiensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, in the city of Barrancabermeja in Santander State, Colombia.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 430,000 Catholics (71.9% of 598,000 total) on 15,000 km², in 34 parishes and 8 missions, with 71 priests (57 diocesan, 14 religious), 1 deacon, 44 lay religious (15 brothers, 29 sisters) and 22 seminarians.

History

Bishops

(all Latin Rite)

Ordinaries

Territorial Prelates of Río Magdalena
Apostolic Vicar of Barrancabermeja
Suffragan Bishops of Barrancabermeja

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources and external links

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