Diocese of

Montería

Colombia Colombia

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Montería / Monterien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cartagena

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.02.14 – ...):Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (59)Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Montería (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (59)Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya (59)
(2026.02.14 – ...)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia)

Born:1966.08.15 (Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1992.10.04
Consecrated Bishop:2017.07.29

Priest of Pereira (Colombia) (1992.10.04 – 2017.06.30)

Bishop of Buenaventura (Colombia) (2017.06.30 – 2026.02.14)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (2026.02.14 – ...)

Bishop Farly Yovany Gil Betancur (51)Bishop Farly Yovany Gil Betancur (51)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.07.31 – 2026.02.14)

Bishop Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (67)Bishop Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (67)
(2012.10.27 – 2025.06.06)

Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia)

Born:1959.02.28 (Arboledas, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1984.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:2012.12.01

Priest of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1984.12.08 – 2012.10.27)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (2012.10.27 – 2025.06.06)

Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia) (2025.06.06 – ...)

Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (81)Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (81)
(2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16)

Bishop emeritus of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Born:1944.06.19 (Tierralta, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1973.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:1994.02.18

Priest of Montería (Colombia) (1973.04.07 – 1993.12.16)

Bishop-Prelate of Alto Sinú (Colombia) (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29)

Bishop of Montelíbano (Colombia) (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Administrator of Montelíbano (Colombia) (2001.10.31 – 2002.10.28)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2011.07.16 – 2015.07.24)

Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M.
(1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19)

Born:1935.08.31 (Envigado, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1961.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:1977.06.29
Died:2018.10.14 (Medellín, Colombia † 83)

Titular Bishop of Timici (1977.05.06 – 1984.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1977.05.06 – 1984.03.23)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19)

Bishop of Neiva (Colombia) (2001.01.19 – 2012.02.04)

Archbishop Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (90)Bishop Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (90) (later Archbishop)
(1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cartagena (Colombia)

Born:1935.10.20 (Medellín, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1960.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:1972.02.13

Priest of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1960.01.06 – 1971.12.10)

Titular Bishop of Febiana (1971.12.10 – 1977.03.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1971.12.10 – 1977.03.28)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1983.09.23 – 2005.10.24)

Bishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (later Archbishop)
(1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11)

Born:1930.06.21 (Manizales, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1956.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1968.12.07
Died:1990.04.11 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)

Bishop Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina
(1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)

Born:1916.12.10 (Tenza, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1944.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:1952.10.28
Died:1972.05.20 († 55)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia) (1952.07.16 – 1959)

Titular Bishop of Cephas (1952.07.16 – 1964.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1959 – 1964.03.23)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)

Bishop José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez (later Cardinal)
(1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29)

Vivere Christus est

Born:1919.02.18 (Zapatoca, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1941.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:1955.08.28
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14
Died:2019.09.03 (Floridablanca, Colombia † 100)

Priest of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1941.12.14 – 1955.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Apollonis (1955.06.14 – 1959.12.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1955.06.14 – 1959.12.30)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29)

Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (1964.02.29 – 1975.05.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1972 – 1978)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1975.05.22 – 1996.10.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015.02.14 – 2019.09.03)

Bishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo (later Archbishop)
(1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02)

Born:1916.03.20 (Salamina, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1939.10.29
Consecrated Bishop:1953.03.19
Died:1987.03.09 (Manizales, Colombia † 70)

Titular Bishop of Badiæ (1952.12.18 – 1956.11.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1952.12.18 – 1956.11.04)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02)

Bishop of Ibagué (Colombia) (1959.11.02 – 1964.01.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1964.01.03 – 1967.04.20)

Titular Archbishop of Lares (1964.01.03 – 1974.10.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1967.04.20 – 1974.10.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1974.10.03 – 1983.03.15)

Special Churches

Apartadó (↙), Sincelejo (→), Montelíbano (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,500 km²

Population: 1,439,000 Catholics (95.0% of 1,514,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 79 parishes, 31 missions

Personnel: 102 priests (96 diocesan, 6 religious), 75 religious (6 brothers, 69 sisters), 35 seminarians

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