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Suffragan diocese Tumaco, Colombia

Diocese of Tumaco

Tumacoën(sis)

The Diocese of Tumaco is a Latin rite diocese on Colombia's Pacific coast in Narino department, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Popayan. Erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco on 1 May 1927, it became an apostolic vicariate in 1961 and was elevated to a diocese on 29 October 1999. Its seat is the Catedral San Andres in Tumaco.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral San Andres, in Tumaco, Colombia.

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Established
1927
Catholics
216,000
Priests
31
Territory
16,400 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Franklin Misael Betancourt
Born
30 October 1967
Birthplace
Guaitarilla

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The cathedral

Catedral San Andres stands in Tumaco, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A suffragan Latin diocese in southwestern Colombia, Tumaco (Latin: Tumacoënsis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Popayán. Its cathedral and episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the city of Tumaco, Nariño Department.