Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales (Latin: Ipialensis) is a suffragan diocese located in the Latin rite Ecclesiastical province of Popayán, in southern Colombia.
Diocese of Ipiales Dioecesis Ipialensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Popayán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 530,000 481,394 (90.8%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 23 September 1964 (56 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Pedro Mártir |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Saúl Grisales Grisales |
| Bishops emeritus | Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeipiales.org.co | |
History
- Established on 23 September 1964 as Diocese of Ipiales, on territory split off from the Diocese of Pasto
Statistics
As per 2015, it pastorally served 560,288 Catholics (90.2% of 620,969 total) on 11,089 km2 in 45 parishes and 2 missions with 95 priests (87 diocesan, 8 religious), 2 deacons, 86 lay religious (16 brothers, 70 sisters) and 37 seminarians.
Special churches
Cathedral of St. Peter Martyr
- Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de San Pedro Mártir, dedicated to the martyr Peter of Verona, in the city of Ipiales in Nariño Department, near the border with Ecuador
- It also has a Minor Basilica : Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas, dedicated to Our Lady, in Ipiales, in the same department.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman rite native Colombians)
- Miguel Angel Arce Vivas (31 Oct 1964 – 7 April 1965), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1965.04.07 – 1976.10.11), died 1987
- Alfonso Arteaga Yepes (24 July 1965 – 25 Oct 1985), next Bishop of Espinal (Colombia) (1985 – death 1989.10.30); previously Titular Bishop of Auzegera (1962.09.12 – 1965.07.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán (1962.09.12 – 1965.07.24)
- Ramón Mantilla Duarte, Redemptorists (C.Ss.R.) (25 Oct 1985 – retired 16 Jan 1987), died 2009; previously Titular Bishop of Sala Consilina (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26) as Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy (Colombia; see later Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy) (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26), Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – 1985.10.25)
- Gustavo Martínez Frías (16 Jan 1987 – 18 March 1999), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1999.03.18 – death 2009.08.29)
- Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro (29 Jan 2000 – retired 3 February 2018)
- José Saúl Grisales Grisales (3 February 2018 – ...), no previous prelature.
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Colombia
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
References
Sources and External links
- GCatholic.org, with Google map & HQ satellite photo - data for all sections
- diocesan website (in Spanish)
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