Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tumaco (Latin: Tumacoënsis) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southwestern Colombia.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral San Andrés, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the city of Tumaco, Nariño Department.

• Established on 1 May 1927 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco, on territories split off from the Diocese of Cali and Diocese of Pasto
• Lost territories twice : on 1952年11月14日 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura and on 1954年04月05日 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Guapi
• Promoted on 7 February 1961 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tumaco, hence entitled to a titular bishop
• It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in July 1986.
• 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Tumaco.

As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km² in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians.

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefects of Tumaco

• Bernardo Merizalde Morales, Augustianian Recollects (O.A.R.) (born Colombia) (1928年03月30日 – retired 1949), died 1971
• Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R. (1949年07月14日 – ?)
• Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, Discalced Carmelites (OCD) (born Spain) (1954年04月23日 – 1961年02月07日 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Tumaco

• Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, OCD (see above 1961年02月07日 – death 1965年11月05日), Titular Bishop of Philæ (1961年02月07日 – 1965年11月05日)
• Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, OCD (born Spain) (1966年05月03日 – retired 1990年02月08日), Titular Bishop of Lambiridi (1966年05月03日 – death 2007年03月14日)
• Gustavo Girón Higuita, OCD (born Colombia) (1990年02月08日 – 1999年10月29日 see below), Titular Bishop of Bisica (1990年02月08日 – 1999年10月29日)

Suffragan Bishops of Tumaco

• Gustavo Girón Higuita, OCD (see above 1999年10月29日 – retired 2015年07月25日)
• Orlando Olave Villanoba (born Colombia; first non-regular incumbent) (2017年03月18日 – 11 July 2024).

• List of Catholic dioceses in Colombia
• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

• GCatholic.org, with Google photo - data for all sections
• www.diocesisdetumaco.org Diocesan website Archived 2013年05月06日 at the Wayback Machine

• Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
• Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Popayán
• Christian organizations established in 1927
• Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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