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Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura

Coordinates: 3°53′23″N 77°04′37″W / 3.8896°N 77.0770°W / 3.8896; -77.0770
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Diocese of Buenaventura

Dioecesis Bonaventurensis
Coat of arms of Diocese of Buenaventura
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceCali
Statistics
Area6,633 km2 (2,561 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
400,900
395,000 (98.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established14 November 1952 (71 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Buenaventura
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya
Metropolitan ArchbishopDarío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía
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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

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Statistics

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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

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(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Buenaventura
Diocesan Bishops of Buenaventura

So far, the diocese had no auxiliary bishops.

See also

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Notes and references

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