Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia

Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2014) 96,000 66,500 (69.3%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 June 1912 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Vicar Apostolic	Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias
Bishops emeritus	Eulises González Sánchez

The Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia in Colombia.

History

On 20 June 1912 Pius X established the mission sui iuris of San Andrés y Providencia from the Archdiocese of Cartagena. Pope Pius XII elevated the mission to a Prefecture Apostolic on 14 November 1946. John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 5 December 2000.

Ordinaries

• Fr. Riccardo Turner, MHM † (1912–1926) Died
• Fr. Eugenio (Juan Bautista) da Carcagente (Soler Rodríguez), OFMCap † (23 Jul 1926 – 21 Oct 1952) Died
• Fr. Gaspar (José) Pérez Pérez (de Orihuela), OFMCap † (9 Jan 1953 – 1965) Died
• Fr. Alfonso Robledo de Manizales, OFMCap † (11 Jan 1966 – 1972) Died
• Fr. Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, OFMCap † (24 Mar 1972 – 10 Nov 1998) Died
• Bp. Eulises González Sánchez (5 Dec 2000 – April 16, 2016)
• Bp. Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (April 16, 2016 – Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia is a apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church.