Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Jericó
latin= Dioecesis Iericoënsis
country= Colombia| metropolitan=Medellín
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 3,000
population= 230,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 228,000
catholics_percent= 99.1
bishop= José Roberto López Londoño
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó {Latin: " Iericoën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Jericó in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.
History
* January 29, 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
* February 5, 1917: Suppressed to the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó
* July 3, 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó from the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**BVM Immaculate Conception, Jardín
Leadership
* Bishops of Jericó(Roman rite)
** Bishop José Roberto López Londoño (2003.10.07 – present)
** Bishop Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (1977.10.29 – 2003.10.07)
** Bishop Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1970.06.04 – 1977.04.26)
** Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango (1960.03.31 – 1970.02.20)
** Archbishop Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón (1942.02.07 – 1960.03.31)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/jeri0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djeri.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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