Diocese of Montelíbano
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano is a diocese located in the city of Montelíbano in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.
History
- 12 June 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
- 12 January 1931 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú-San Jorge
- 10 March 19500: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge
- 25 April 1969: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú
- 29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Montelíbano
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Montelíbano, below
- * Bishop Farly Yovany Gil Betancur
- * Bishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio, appointed Archbishop of Popayán
- * Bishop Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil, appointed Bishop of Palmira
- * Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz, appointed Bishop of Montería; see below
- Prelates of Alto Sinú, below
- * Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz ; see above
- * Bishop Flavio Calle Zapata, appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro; future Archbishop
- * Bishop Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F.
- Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge, below
- * Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E., appointed Bishop of Magangué
- * Bishop José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E.
- * Bishop Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E.
- Prefect Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge, below
- * Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. ; see below
- Prefect Apostolic of Sinú, below
- * Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. ; ''see above''