Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería (Latin: Monteriesis) is a diocese located in the city of Montería in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia.

Diocese of Montería Dioecesis Monteriensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	14,550 km2 (5,620 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,510,000 1,310,000 (86.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 November 1954 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Jerónimo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Map

Cathedral of St. Jerome

History

• 20 November 1954: Established as Diocese of Montería from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena and Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge

Ordinaries

• Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1956.11.04 – 1959.11.02) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón-Neiva; future Cardinal
• Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1964.03.23 – 1972.05.20)
• Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
• Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1977.03.28 – 1983.09.23) Appointed, Archbishop of Cartagena
• Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
• Julio César Vidal Ortiz (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
• Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (2012.10.27 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org