Diocese of Buenaventura

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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.

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)

  • Gerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. (born Vanuatu) (1953.03.24 – death 1972.01.21), Titular Bishop of Rhesaina (1953.03.24 – 1972.01.21), previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú (Colombia) (1949.07.19 – 1953.03.24)
  • Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (first native incumbent) (1973.01.29 – retired 1996.11.30), Titular Bishop of Casæ nigræ (1973.01.29 – death 2010.09.09); previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú (Colombia) (1953.03.27 – 1967)
  • Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1996.11.30 – 2003.12.19), previously Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Pereira (Colombia) (1988.02.26 – 1996.11.30); later Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15), Bishop of above Pereira (2011.07.15 – ...)
  • Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S. (2004.04.29 – retired 2017.06.30)
  • Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (2017.06.30 – ...), no previous prelature.

So far, the diocese had no auxiliary bishops.

Notes and references

  • GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo - data for all sections
  • Catholic Hierarchy

3°53′23″N 77°04′37″W / 3.8896°N 77.0770°W / 3.8896; -77.0770