Roman Catholic Diocese of Tibú

The diocese Tibú (Latin: Dioecesis Tibuensis, Spanish: diócesis de Tibú ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Tibú.

History

Pope Pius XII. founded the Territorialprälatur Bertrana en el Catatumbo on August 1 in 1951 of territory of the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona. On 29 April 1956, lost part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Dedza.

On November 16 1983 she took the current name changed. She was raised on December 29, 1988 Diocese, which was the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona is a suffragan.

Ordinaries

Prelates of Bertrania en el Catatumbo

  • Juan José Díaz Plata OP (September 13, 1953-1979 )
  • Jorge Leonardo Gomez Serna OP (9 October 1980-16. November 1983)

Prelates of Tibú

  • Jorge Leonardo Gomez Serna OP (16 November 1983-6. March 1986, then Bishop of Socorro y San Gil )
  • Horacio Olave Velandia (21 January 1988-17. March 1988)
  • Luis Madrid Merlano (21 May 1988-19. April 1995, Bishop of Carthage )
  • José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (5 January 1996-29. December 1998)

Bishops of Tibú

  • José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (December 29, 1998-23. October 2000, then Vicar Apostolic of Leticia )
  • Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano SDB ( 23 April 2001-2. December 2009, then Bishop of Barrancabermeja ) Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal ( March 2010-2011 ) ( Apostolic Administrator )
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona Dominican Order Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza Suffragan diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Colombia Apostolic vicariate Leticia, Amazonas
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