Apostolic Vicariate of

Leticia

Colombia

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Leticia (español) / Lætitiæ (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1951.02.08: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Leticia (español) / Lætitiæ (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá)
2000.10.23: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia (español) / Lætitiæ (Latin)
2013.02.21: Lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2000.10.23 – ...):

Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (75)

Titular Bishop of Chimæra

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Leticia (Roman Rite)

Bishop José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (75)
(2000.10.23 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia)
Titular Bishop of Chimæra

Born:	1949.08.15 (Copacabana, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1975.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.03.02

Priest of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia) (1975.07.26 – 1996.01.05)

Bishop-Prelate of Tibú (Colombia) (1996.01.05 – 1998.12.29)

Bishop of Tibú (Colombia) (1998.12.29 – 2000.10.23)

Titular Bishop of Chimæra (2000.10.23 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia) (2000.10.23 – ...)

Prefects Apostolic of Leticia (Roman Rite)

Fr. William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez
(1997.07.08 – 2000.10.23)

Born:	1942.10.02 (Entrerríos, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1966.09.11
Died:	2024.06.25 (Medellín, Colombia † 81)

Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1966.09.11 – 1997.07.08)

Prefect Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia) (1997.07.08 – 2000.10.23)

Fr. Alfonso Yepes Rojo
(1989.03.04 – 1990.05.21)

Born:	1952.01.04 (Don Matías, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1980.11.21
Died:	1990.05.21 († 38)

Prefect Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia) (1989.03.04 – 1990.05.21)

Fr. Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap.
(1952.01.11 – 1989.03.04)

Born:	1913.03.04 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1935.12.21
Died:	1989.05.10 († 76)

Prefect Apostolic of Leticia (Colombia) (1952.01.11 – 1989.03.04)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Leticia, Amazonas

San José de Amazonas (←), Puerto Leguízamo–Solano (↖), Mitú (↗), Tefé (↗), Alto Solimões (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 109,665 km²

Population: 81,703 Catholics (94.8% of 86,151 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes

Personnel: 24 priests (20 diocesan, 4 religious), 15 religious (5 brothers, 10 sisters), 1 seminarian

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.10.13

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