Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia

The Diocese of Granada en Colombia (Latin: Dioecesis Granadiensis in Columbia, Spanish: diócesis de Granada ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Granada en Colombia.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Ariari on January 16, 1964 from annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio. On 3 October 1987, she was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate.

With the Apostolic Constitution Cum Vicariatus it was raised on 29 October 1999 to the diocese, adopted its current name and the Archdiocese of Bogotá was assumed as suffragan.

On 3 July, 2004, it was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Villavicencio.

Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Ariari

• Jesús María Coronado Caro SDB (16 January 1964-10. February 1973, then Bishop of Girardot )
• Héctor Duque Jaramillo SDB (September 14, 1973-3. August 1981, then Bishop of Sincelejo )
• Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado SDB (5 March 1982-27. September 1986)

Vicar Apostolic of Ariari

• Héctor Julio López Hurtado SDB (15 December 1987-29. October 1999)

Bishops of Granada en Colombia

• Héctor Julio López Hurtado SDB (29 October 1999-15. June 2001, then Bishop of Girardot )

José Figueroa Gómez ( since 8 August 2002)