Apostolic vicariate Tierradentro, Colombia
Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro
Tierradentroën(sis)
Latin Church
The Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro is a Latin rite missionary jurisdiction covering the Tierradentro region (Inza and Paez) of Cauca department, Colombia, exempt and directly dependent on the Holy See. Erected as a prefecture apostolic on 13 May 1921 from the Archdiocese of Popayan, it was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 February 2000. Its seat is the Catedral San Antonio de Padua in Belalcazar.
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- Established
- 1921
- Catholics
- 72,400
- Priests
- 15
- Territory
- 2,087 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Vicar Apostolic
- Homero Marin Arboleda, C.M.
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The cathedral
Catedral San Antonio de Padua stands in Tierradentro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The town of Belalcázar, in the municipality of Páez, Cauca, Colombia, is home to this apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church, whose Latin name is Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis.