Apostolic Vicariate of

Leticia

Colombia Colombia

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Leticia (español) / Lætitiæ (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

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

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

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Last updated on 2024.10.13

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