Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano

Diocese of Montelíbano Dioecesis Monslibanensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	11,500 km^2 (4,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 300,000 280,000 (93%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 June 1924 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luis José Rueda Aparicio
Map
Website
www.diocesisdemontelibano.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano (Latin: Monslibanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Montelíbano in the Ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.

History

• 12 June 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
• 12 January 1931 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú-San Jorge
• 10 March 19500: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge
• 25 April 1969: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú
• 29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Montelíbano

Leadership

• Bishops of Montelíbano(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio (since 2012.02.02)
  • Bishop Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (2002.10.28 – 2010.05.24)
  • Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31)
• Prelates of Alto Sinú (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29)
  • Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (1989.02.16 – 1993.02.16)
  • Bishop Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. (1969.07.28 – 1989.02.16)
• Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. (1960.05.03 – 1969.04.25)
  • Bishop José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. (1958.07.04 – 1959.10.20)
  • Bishop Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. (1950.03.12 – 1957.12.25)
• Prefects Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1931.01.12 – 1949)
• Prefects Apostolic of Sinú (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1925.03.04 – 1931.01.12)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy