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Apostolic vicariate Guapi, Colombia

Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi

Guapien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite apostolic vicariate on Colombia's Pacific coast, seated at Guapi in the Cauca department and covering the municipalities of Guapi, Lopez and Timbiqui. Established on 5 April 1954 as an apostolic prefecture from the Prefecture of Tumaco, it was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 13 February 2001. Its seat is the Cathedral of La Inmaculada Concepcion in Guapi.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepcion, Guapi, in Guapi, Colombia.

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Established
1954
Catholics
128,000
Priests
17
Territory
10,000 km²

Parishes and churches

10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Vicar Apostolic
Alfonso Garcia Lopez
Born
23 February 1971
Birthplace
Juradó

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The cathedral

Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepcion, Guapi stands in Guapi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In the town of Guapi, in Cauca, Colombia, the Catholic Church maintains this apostolic vicariate, known in Latin as Apostolicus Vicariatus Guapiensis.