Apostolic Vicariate of Darién

Vicariate Apostolic of Darién
Vicariatus Apostolicus Darienensis
Location
Country Panama
Ecclesiastical province Province of Panamá
Metropolitan Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
Statistics
Area 16,671 km2 (6,437 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
55,900
44,700 (80%)
Parishes 9
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 29 November 1925 (90 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Vicar Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.
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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Darién (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Darienensis) was erected on 29 November 1925.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1988 Diocese of Colón

External links and references

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