Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Tumaco / Tumacoën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Popayán
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Bishops of Tumaco (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Orlando Olave Villanoba (55)
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Bishop Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (84) Bishop emeritus of Tumaco (Colombia)
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Vicars Apostolic of Tumaco (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (84) (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D.
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Bishop Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D.
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Prefects Apostolic of Tumaco (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. (later Bishop) (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R. Prefect Apostolic of Tumaco (Colombia) (1949.07.14 – ?) | ||||||||||
Fr. Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R.
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Area: 16,000 km²
Population: 216,000 Catholics (45.8% of 472,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 31 priests (20 diocesan, 11 religious), 26 religious (11 brothers, 15 sisters), 10 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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