Diocese of Riohacha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha (Latin: Riviascianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

Diocese of Riohacha Dioecesis Riviascianensis Diócesis de Riohacha
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Barranquilla
Metropolitan	Barranquilla
Statistics
Area	19,037 km2 (7,350 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 425,000 353,000 (83.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 December 1952 (72 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies in Riohacha
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSsR
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz
Bishops emeritus	Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta
Map

Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies

History

• 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha from the Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira
• 16 July 1988: Promoted as Diocese of Riohacha

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Vicars Apostolic of Riohacha (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eusebio Septimio Mari, OFMCap (1954.02.21 – 1965.12.21)
  • Bishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, OFMCap (1966.09.29 – 1988.07.16)
• Bishops of Riohacha (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (1988.07.16 – 1995.06.10), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (1996.07.16 – 2001.03.08), resigned but was soon appointed auxiliary bishop of Medellín
  • Bishop Armando Larios Jiménez (2001.03.08 – 2004.06.05)
  • Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (2005.05.13 – 2020.04.22)
  • Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSsR (2020.04.22 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia