Archdiocese of Villavicencio
| Archdiocese of Villavicencio Archidioecesis Villavicentiensis | |
|---|---|
| File:Escudo Arquidiócesis de Villavicencio.svg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Villavicencio |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 65,470 km2 (25,280 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 540,000 506,000 (93.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1903 (123 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Misael Vacca Ramirez |
| Bishops emeritus | Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. Oscar Urbina Ortega |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| http://arquidiocesisdevillavicencio.org.co/ | |
Archdiocese of Villavicencio — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio (Latin: Villavicentiensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
- June 23, 1903
- Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
- March 16, 1908
- Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín
- June 9, 1949
- Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
- February 11, 1964
- Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
- July 3, 2004
- Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio
- April 3, 2020
- 15 priests serving in the Archdiocese of Villavicencio are suspended from public ministry due to sex abuse allegations.
- April 27, 2020
- Accused of sexual abuse, priest Oscar Mora, one of now 19 suspended priests from the Archdiocese of Villavicencio, is revealed to have been transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas in the United States of America. He is soon removed from ministry after the Archdiocese of Villavicencio notifies the Diocese of Dallas about Mora's sex abuse allegations.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Misael Vacca Ramirez (2022.12.31 - )
- Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – 2022.04.23)
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31), appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
- Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
- Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
- Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
- Vicar Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
- Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
- Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)
Coadjutor bishops
- Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1992-1994)
Auxiliary bishop
- Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1961-1969), appointed Bishop here
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]