Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Apostolic Vicariate
Name: Tierradentro / Tierradentroën(sis) (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Vicar Apostolic: | vacant |
Apostolic Administrator (2024.07.29 – ...): | Bishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (54) |
Vicars Apostolic of Tierradentro (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (54) | ||||||||||
Bishop Oscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa (62) Titular Bishop of Corniculana
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Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. (85) Titular Bishop of Zaba
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Bishop Jorge García Isaza, C.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Tierradentro (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Jorge García Isaza, C.M. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. (later Bishop)
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Fr. Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M.
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Fr. Emilio Larquère, C.M.
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Area: 2,085 km²
Population: 71,710 Catholics (93.4% of 76,760 total)
Pastoral Centres: 10 parishes
Personnel: 16 priests (13 diocesan, 3 religious), 14 religious (7 brothers, 7 sisters), 4 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.15
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