Suffragan diocese Montelíbano, Colombia
Diocese of Montelíbano
Monslibanen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese seated at Montelibano in the Cordoba department of Colombia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cartagena. Established on 12 June 1924 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sinu from the Archdiocese of Cartagena, it became the Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinu in 1969 and was elevated to a diocese on 29 December 1998. Its seat is the Cathedral of la Santa Cruz in Montelibano.
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- Established
- 1924
- Catholics
- 280,000
- Priests
- 37
- Territory
- 11,500 km²
Parishes and churches
22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral de la Santa CruzMontelíbano · CathedralView parish
- Centro Parroquial Divino NiñoLa ApartadaView parish
- Centro Parroquial Juan Pablo IIMontelíbanoView parish
- Centro Parroquial La sagrada FamiliaPica PicaView parish
- Centro Parroquial San Antonio María ClaretTown not recordedView parish
- Centro Parroquial Santa HelenaAyapelView parish
- Centro Parroquial Santa María ReinaSanta Fe de RalitoView parish
- Parroquia Jesús EucaristíaMontelíbanoView parish
- Parroquia María AuxiliadoraAyapelView parish
- Parroquia María InmaculadaMontelíbanoView parish
- Parroquia Ntra. Sra. de la Medalla MilagrosaTierradentroView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra señora de FátimaBuenavistaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del CarmenLa ApartadaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del CarmenPuerto LibertadorView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del RosarioMontelíbanoView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de JesúsPuerto LibertadorView parish
- Parroquia San Francisco JavierSan Francisco del RayoView parish
- Parroquia San JerónimoAyapelView parish
- Parroquia San JoséTierraltaView parish
- Parroquia San Juan EvangelistaRio VerdeView parish
- Parroquia San Martin de TourBuenavistaView parish
- Parroquia San Pedro ClaverTierraltaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Farly Yovany Gil Betancur
- Born
- 29 June 1974
- Birthplace
- Donmatías
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The cathedral
Catedral de la Santa Cruz, Montelibano stands in Montelíbano, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Seated in the city of Montelíbano, this Colombian diocese (Latin: Monslibanensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena. It counts 38 priests and 31 religious.