Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia

Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia
Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae
Location
Country Colombia
Statistics
Area 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
96,000
66,500 (69.3%)
Parishes 11
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 20 June 1912 (104 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de La Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias

The Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Andreae et Providentiae) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia in Colombia.

History

On 5 December 2000 Saint Pius X established the Mission "Sui Iuris" of San Andrés y Providencia from the Archdiocese of Cartagena. Pope Pius XII elevated the mission to a Prefecture Apostolic on 14 November 1946. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 5 December 2000.[1][2]

Ordinaries

See also

Sources

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-16.


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