Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 29 October 1999
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Colombia
Square Kilometers: 42,327 (16,348 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdelguaviare.org/
Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Carrera 24 N. 8-91, San Jose, Guaviare, Colombia
Telephone: 313.267.3839

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
- Latin Name: Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare
- Erected: 19 January 1989
- Vicariate
- Country: Colombia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † (19 Jan 1989 Appointed - 17 Jan 2006 Retired)
Guillermo Orozco Montoya (17 Jan 2006 Appointed - 2 Feb 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Girardota)
Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (2 Feb 2011 Appointed - 26 Jun 2015 Appointed, Bishop of Engativá)
Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (7 May 2016 Appointed - 4 Oct 2024 Appointed, Bishop of Pereira)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
19 January 1989	Erected	Prefecture Apostolic of Mitú (Comisaría del Guaviare)	Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare (erected)
Diocese of San José del Guaviare
29 October 1999	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare	Diocese of San José del Guaviare
3 July 2004	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of San José del Guaviare (from Bogotá)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare

1990 110,000 120,000 91.7% 7 5 12 9,166 5 4 9 ap1991

Diocese of San José del Guaviare

1999 100,000 120,000 83.3% 17 17 5,882 3 4 12 ap2000

2000 100,000 140,000 71.4% 18 18 5,555 3 4 12 ap2001

2001 100,000 140,000 71.4% 18 18 5,555 3 4 12 ap2002

2002 105,000 145,000 72.4% 20 20 5,250 3 6 15 ap2003

2003 103,500 115,000 90.0% 28 28 3,696 3 3 4 15 ap2004

2004 108,500 120,000 90.4% 23 23 4,717 3 4 15 ap2005

2010 118,000 121,000 97.5% 16 16 7,375 2 2 13 15 ap2011

2014 121,000 126,600 95.6% 16 16 7,562 1 2 9 15 ap2015

2017 125,200 130,965 95.6% 18 1 19 6,589 1 3 8 15 ap2018

2020 105,985 112,750 94.0% 19 3 22 4,817 1 3 8 16 ap2021

2022 102,240 113,600 90.0% 20 4 24 4,260 1 4 11 17 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
1990	110,000	120,000	91.7%	7	5	12	9,166		5	4	9	ap1991
Diocese of San José del Guaviare
1999	100,000	120,000	83.3%	17		17	5,882	3		4	12	ap2000
2000	100,000	140,000	71.4%	18		18	5,555	3		4	12	ap2001
2001	100,000	140,000	71.4%	18		18	5,555	3		4	12	ap2002
2002	105,000	145,000	72.4%	20		20	5,250	3		6	15	ap2003
2003	103,500	115,000	90.0%	28		28	3,696	3	3	4	15	ap2004
2004	108,500	120,000	90.4%	23		23	4,717	3		4	15	ap2005
2010	118,000	121,000	97.5%	16		16	7,375	2	2	13	15	ap2011
2014	121,000	126,600	95.6%	16		16	7,562	1	2	9	15	ap2015
2017	125,200	130,965	95.6%	18	1	19	6,589	1	3	8	15	ap2018
2020	105,985	112,750	94.0%	19	3	22	4,817	1	3	8	16	ap2021
2022	102,240	113,600	90.0%	20	4	24	4,260	1	4	11	17	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (Bishop: 7 May 2016 to 4 Oct 2024)
José Figueroa Gómez (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Feb 2010 to 11 Mar 2011)
Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (Bishop: 2 Feb 2011 to 26 Jun 2015)
Guillermo Orozco Montoya (Bishop: 17 Jan 2006 to 2 Feb 2010)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jan 1989; Bishop: 29 Oct 1999 to 17 Jan 2006)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 81, Page 721, and Page 722
Diocese of San José del Guaviare
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 309, and Page 310
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 620, and Page 621

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