Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Tumaco
Latin:Dioecesis Tumacoënsis
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:1 May 1927 (years ago)
Cathedral:Catedral San Andrés
Area Km2:16,400
Population:250,000
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:210,000
Catholics Percent:84.0
Bishop:Sede Vacante
Map:Mapa Diocesis de Tumaco.svg
Website:www.diocesisdetumaco.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco (Latin: Tumacoënsis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southwestern Colombia.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the city of Tumaco, Nariño Department.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km2 in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefects of Tumaco
Apostolic Vicars of Tumaco
Suffragan Bishops of Tumaco

See also

Sources and external links