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Diocese of Barrancabermeja

Dioecesis Barrancabermeiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 27 October 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 15,000 (5,793 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocbarranca.org.co
  • Mailing Address: Residencia Episcopal, Carrera 16 N. 48-19, Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia
  • Telephone: (7)622.34.99
  • Fax: 622.48.58

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena
2 April 1928ErectedDiocese of Nueva Pamplona
Diocese of Santa Marta
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja
18 April 1950ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Río Magdalena Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja
26 October 1962Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja (Tamalameque, La Gloria, and Gamarra and portions of Aguachica and Rio de Oro)
Diocese of Santa Marta (Ocaña, La Playa, Ábrego, Bucarasica, Villa Caro, and González and portions of EI Carmen, Convención, Teorama, San Calixto, Hacarí, Rio de Oro, Aguachica, and Sardinata)
Diocese of Ocaña (erected)
Diocese of Barrancabermeja
27 October 1962ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Barrancabermeja
28 October 1971Territory LostDiocese of Barrancabermeja (Aquitania (in Antioquia)) Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
14 December 1974Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Barrancabermeja (from Nueva Pamplona)
29 March 1984Territory LostDiocese of Barrancabermeja
Diocese of Facatativá (Chaguaní, Guaduas, La Palma, Caparrapí, Yacopí, and Puerto Salgar)
Archdiocese of Manizales
Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas (erected) (Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Triunfo, La Dorada, Samaná, Victoria, Marquetalia, Pennsylvania, and Manzanares along with Corregimiento de Montebonito and Inspection de Policía de San Miguel)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja
195068,00068,000100.0%12125,66621426ap1951
Diocese of Barrancabermeja
1966291,000294,00099.0%3116476,1912613024ap1967
1970317,000321,00098.8%3412466,8911614827ap1971
1976360,000371,00097.0%3511467,8261312528ap1977
1980396,000409,00096.8%3310439,2091210828ap1981
1990385,000444,00086.7%3111429,1661211927ap1991
1999410,000525,00078.1%4114557,454169528ap2000
2000380,000520,00073.1%4413576,6661139128ap2001
2001390,000530,00073.6%4814626,2901148630ap2002
2002380,000530,00071.7%4314576,6661148530ap2003
2003350,000530,00066.0%4710576,140108233ap2004
2004320,000540,00059.3%5010605,333108033ap2005
2006386,000539,00071.6%5312655,9381154734ap2007
2012420,000584,00071.9%5610666,3631103934ap2013
2015435,000605,00071.9%5614706,2141152834ap2016
2018449,875625,69071.9%7012825,486122629ap2019
2020465,500647,40071.9%6711785,967111434ap2021
2022481,000669,00071.9%674716,7744834ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 141, to Page 143
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Barrancabermeja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 586, and Page 587
  • Diocese of Barrancabermeja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 928, to Page 931
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 165, and Page 166

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