Metropolitan see Villavicencio, Colombia
Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Villavicentien(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Villavicencio is a Latin rite metropolitan see in Meta department, Colombia, with suffragans Granada en Colombia and San Jose del Guaviare. Its lineage began in 1903 as the Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales; it became the Diocese of Villavicencio in 1964 and was elevated to an archdiocese on 3 July 2004. Its seat is the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Villavicencio.
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- Established
- 1903
- Catholics
- 780,300
- Priests
- 189
- Territory
- 65,470 km²
Parishes and churches
66 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia Santa Rosa de LimaVillavicencioView parish
- Parroquia Santa Rosa de LimaVillavicencioView parish
- Parroquia Santo Domingo de GuzmànVillavicencioView parish
- Parroquia Santos Ángeles de la GuardaVillavicencioView parish
- Parroquia Santos Ángeles de la GuardaVillavicencioView parish
- Parroquia Señor de los MilagrosVillavicencioView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Misael Vacca Ramirez
- Born
- 5 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Somondoco
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral stands in Villavicencio, 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 Colombian city of Villavicencio, this archdiocese carries the Latin title Villavicentiensis.