Apostolic Prefecture of Vichada
The Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Vichada) was a Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) located in the Vichada Department of Colombia. It was exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada Praefectura Apostolica Vichada | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 102,900 km2 (39,700 sq mi) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
History
- April 7, 1956: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Vichada, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio.
- December 22, 1999: Suppressed to Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida and to establish two other new Apostolic vicariates: Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño and Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán.
Ordinaries
- all incumbents were missionary members of the Latin (Roman rite) congregation of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (S.M.M.)
- Apostolic Prefects of Ucayali
- Fr. Emiliano Pied, S.M.M. (July 31, 1956 – 1962)
- Fr. Alfonso Cuypers, S.M.M. (January 22, 1963 – 1969)
- Fr. Lucreciano Onofre Gonsález, S.M.M. (March 28, 1969 – 1974)
- Fr. José Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. (May 6, 1977 – December 22, 1999)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
References
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