Diocese of Jericó
| Diocese of Jericó Dioecesis Iericoënsis | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Medellín |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 230000 228000 (99.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 July 1941 (85 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Diego Luis Rendón Urrea |
| Bishops emeritus | Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, CSsR |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| https://www.facebook.com/diocesisdejerico/?locale=es_LA | |
The Diocese of Jericó (Latin: Dioecesis Iericoënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Western Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín.
History
- 29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellin
- 5 February 1917: Suppressed, its territory and title being merged into the then Diocese of Antioquia-Jericó (now Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia)
- 3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó, regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó.
Statistics
As of 2015, it pastorally served 262,951 Catholics (98.1% of 268,000 total population) on 3,000 km2 in 33 parishes and 35 missions with 76 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 106 lay religious (106 sisters) and 25 seminarians.
Special churches
- Its cathedral is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, in the episcopal see of Jericó, in the Colombian department of Antioquia
- It further has a Minor Basilica (also Marian): Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, at Jardín
Bishops
- Suffragan Bishops of Jericó
- Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1915 – 7 February 1917), Apostolic Administrator, Bishop of Antioquía
- Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón (7 February 1942 – retired 31 March 1960)
- Augusto Trujillo Arango (31 March 1960 – 20 February 1970)
- Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (4 June 1970 – 26 April 1977)
- Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (29 October 1977 – retired 7 October 2003)
- José Roberto López Londoño (7 October 2003 – 13 June 2013)
- Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. (10 August 2013 – 13 July 2026)
- Diego Luis Rendón Urrea (since 13 July 2026)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- José Luis Henao Cadavid, appointed Bishop of Líbano-Honda in 2015
See also
Sources and External links
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Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]