Suffragan diocese Montería, Colombia
Diocese of Montería
Monterien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese seated at Monteria, capital of the Cordoba department of Colombia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cartagena. It was erected on 20 November 1954 from the Archdiocese of Cartagena and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge. Its seat is the Cathedral of San Jeronimo in Monteria.
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- Established
- 1954
- Catholics
- 1,310,000
- Priests
- 102
- Territory
- 14,550 km²
Parishes and churches
78 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia San Judas TadeoMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Luis BeltránMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Martín de PorresMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Miguel ArcángelMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Nicolás de TolentinoMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Pablo ApóstolMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia San Pedro ClaverCeretéView parish
- Parroquia San Pedro ClaverPlaneta RicaView parish
- Parroquia San Pío XPuerto EscondidoView parish
- Parroquia San RoqueSahagúnView parish
- Parroquia Santa Ana del CaritoLoricaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Catalina de AlejandríaCarrilloView parish
- Parroquia Santa CruzLoricaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Lucía de MoñitosMoñitosView parish
- Parroquia Santa María de los ÁngelesMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Teresa de CalcutaMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia Santo Domingo de GuzmánMonteríaView parish
- Parroquia Santísima TrinidadMonteríaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ruben Dario Jaramillo Montoya
- Born
- 15 August 1966
- Birthplace
- Santa Rosa de Cabal
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The cathedral
Catedral de San Jeronimo, Monteria stands in Montería, 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
Montería, a city in Colombia's ecclesiastical province of Cartagena, serves as the seat of this diocese, known in Latin as Monteriesis.
This see in the wire
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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Diocese of Montería consecrates altar in Los Pericos
The Our Lady of Lourdes community in Los Pericos celebrated the consecration of its altar in September 2026. The event marked the first time the local community received a visit from the bishop of the Diocese of Montería.
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Archbishop Angelo Accattino arrives in Colombia as new Apostolic Nuncio
Archbishop Angelo Accattino has arrived in Colombia to begin his mission as the new apostolic nuncio. Accattino previously worked at the apostolic nunciature in Bogotá during the early years of his Vatican diplomatic service. The Diocese of Montería welcomed the new representative of the Holy See to the country.
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Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya blesses Mata de Caña chapel
Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya blessed the new Mata de Caña chapel and consecrated its altar in the Cotorra region of the Diocese of Montería. The chapel, located in the Mata de Caña rural district, is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians. The ceremony took place in September 2026.
- Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya visits Colegio Militar Almirante Colón
- Diocese of Montería invites to Liturgy Seminar-Workshop
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