Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi Apostolicus Vicariatus Guapiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 132,000 128,000 (97%) |
Parishes | 5 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 April 1954 (70 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez |
Bishops emeritus | Rafael Morales Duque, O.F.M. |
Map | |
The Vicariate Apostolic of Guapi (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Guapiensis) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Guapi, Cauca in Colombia.
On 5 April 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi from the Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 13 February 2001.[1][2]