The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Banco (Latin: Bancoënsis) is a diocese located in the town of El Banco in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
Diocese of El Banco Dioecesis Bancoënsis Diócesis de El Banco | |
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 Cathedral in El Banco | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
| Metropolitan | Barranquilla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,855 km2 (4,577 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 389,641 334,000 (85.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 January 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of La Candelaria in El Banco |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz |
| Map | |
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History edit
- 17 January 2006: Established as Diocese of El Banco from the Diocese of Santa Marta and Diocese of Valledupar
Ordinaries edit
- Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. (January 17, 2006 – April 14, 2013)
- Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (June 18, 2014 – January 8, 2023)
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