Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Colombia

Diocese of Jericó Dioecesis Iericoënsis

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area	3,000 km (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 230000 228000 (99.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 July 1941 (83 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago
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Website
https://www.facebook.com/diocesisdejerico/?locale=es_LA

The Diocese of Jericó (Latin: Dioecesis Iericoënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Western Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín.

History

29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó, on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellin
5 February 1917: Suppressed, its territory and title being merged into the then Diocese of Antioquia-Jericó (now Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia)
3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó, regaining its territory from the above Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó.

Statistics

As of 2015, it pastorally served 262,951 Catholics (98.1% of 268,000 total population) on 3,000 km in 33 parishes and 35 missions with 76 priests (diocesan), 2 deacons, 106 lay religious (106 sisters) and 25 seminarians.

Special churches

Its cathedral is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, in the episcopal see of Jericó, in the Colombian department of Antioquia
It further has a Minor Basilica (also Marian) : Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, at Jardín

Bishops

Suffragan Bishops of Jericó

Apostolic Administrator Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1915 – 7 Feb 1917), while Bishop of Antioquía (1911.10.10 – 1917.02.05); next Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1917.02.07 – 1923.11.15), Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1923.11.15 – death 1940.11.07)
Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón (7 Feb 1942 – retired 31 March 1960), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Cotrada (1960.03.31 – death 1969.04.27)
Augusto Trujillo Arango † (31 Mar 1960 – 20 Feb 1970), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) (1970.02.20 – retired 1998.02.02), died 2007; previously Titular Bishop of Nisyrus (1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31) as Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1957.04.25 – 1960.03.31)
Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (4 June 1970 – 26 April 1977), next Bishop of Garagoa (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27); previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04)
Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (29 Oct 1977 – retired 7 Oct 2003) died 2004; previously Titular Bishop of Ceramussa (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (1969.06.02 – 1977.10.29)
José Roberto López Londoño (7 Oct 2003 – retired June 2013); previously Titular Bishop of Urbisaglia (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Medellin (Colombia) (1982.05.24 – 1987.05.09), Bishop of Armenia (Colombia) (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07)
Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, C.SS.R. (10 August 2013– ...), also Apostolic Commissioner of Sodalitium of Christian Life (2018.01.10 – ...).

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

José Luis Henao Cadavid, appointed Bishop of Líbano-Honda in 2015

References

Sources and External links

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Province of Barranquilla	Archdiocese of Barranquilla Diocese of El Banco Diocese of Riohacha Diocese of Santa Marta Diocese of Valledupar
Province of Bogotá	Archdiocese of Bogotá Diocese of Engativá Diocese of Facatativá Diocese of Fontibón Diocese of Girardot Diocese of Soacha Diocese of Zipaquirá
Province of Bucaramanga	Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Diocese of Vélez
Province of Cali	Archdiocese of Cali Diocese of Buenaventura Diocese of Buga Diocese of Cartago Diocese of Palmira
Province of Cartagena	Archdiocese of Cartagena Diocese of Magangué Diocese of Montelíbano Diocese of Montería Diocese of Sincelejo
Province of Florencia	Archdiocese of Florencia Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán
Province of Ibagué	Archdiocese of Ibagué Diocese of Espinal Diocese of Garzón Diocese of Líbano–Honda Diocese of Neiva
Province of Manizales	Archdiocese of Manizales Diocese of Armenia Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas Diocese of Pereira
Province of Medellín	Archdiocese of Medellín Diocese of Caldas Diocese of Girardota Diocese of Jericó Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro
Province of Nueva Pamplona	Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona Diocese of Arauca Diocese of Cúcuta Diocese of Ocaña Diocese of Tibú
Province of Popayán	Archdiocese of Popayán Diocese of Ipiales Diocese of Pasto Diocese of Tumaco
Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia	Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Diocese of Apartadó Diocese of Istmina–Tadó Diocese of Quibdó Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos
Province of Tunja	Archdiocese of Tunja Diocese of Chiquinquirá Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso Diocese of Garagoa Diocese of Yopal
Province of Villavicencio	Archdiocese of Villavicencio Diocese of Granada en Colombia Diocese of San José del Guaviare
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