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Suffragan diocese Montelíbano, Colombia

Diocese of Montelíbano

Monslibanen(sis)

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de la Santa Cruz, Montelibano, in Montelíbano, Colombia.

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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.

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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.

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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.