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Suffragan diocese Istmina, Colombia

Diocese of Istmina-Tadó

Istminan(us)-Taduan(us)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in the Choco department on Colombia's Pacific coast, with sees at Istmina and Tado, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia. The jurisdiction of Istmina was erected on 14 November 1952 from the church territory of Choco and took its present form as the Diocese of Istmina-Tado on 30 April 1990. Its seat is the Cathedral of San Pablo Apostol in Istmina, with the Co-Cathedral of San Jose in Tado.

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The address the register holds for Catedral de San Pablo Apostol, Istmina, in Istmina, Colombia.

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Established
1952
Catholics
181,000
Priests
61
Territory
22,240 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Mario de Jesus Alvarez Gomez
Born
19 October 1959
Birthplace
San Sebastián de Palmitas

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Pablo Apostol, Istmina stands in Istmina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Concatedral San Jose de Tado.

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History

Two cities, Istmina and Tadó, together anchor this Colombian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Istminana-Taduana), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia.

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