Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= San José del Guaviare
latin= Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare
country= Colombia| metropolitan=Villavicencio
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral San José
cocathedral =
area= 42,327
population= 120,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 108,500
catholics_percent= 90.4
bishop= Guillermo Orozco Montoya
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare {Latin: " Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare"} is a diocese located in the city of San José del Guaviare in the Ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
* January 19, 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
* October 29, 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare
Leadership
* Bishops of San José del Guaviare (Roman rite)
** Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – present)
** Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17)
* Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare (Roman rite)
** Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zjos5.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsjgu.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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