Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Montelíbano (Latin: Monslibanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Montelíbano in the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia. It has 38 priests and 31 religious.

Diocese of Montelíbano Dioecesis Monslibanensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cartagena
Statistics
Area	11,500 km2 (4,400 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 300,000 280,000 (93%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	12 June 1924 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Farly Yovany Gil Betancur
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Map
Website
www.diocesisdemontelibano.org

History

• 12 June 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
• 12 January 1931 Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú-San Jorge
• 10 March 19500: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Jorge
• 25 April 1969: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Sinú
• 29 December 1998: Promoted as Diocese of Montelíbano

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Montelíbano (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Farly Yovany Gil Betancur (2020.03.04 - )
  • Bishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio (2012.02.02 - 2018.05.19), appointed Archbishop of Popayán
  • Bishop Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (2002.10.28 – 2010.05.24), appointed Bishop of Palmira
  • Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31), appointed Bishop of Montería; see below
• Prelates of Alto Sinú (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29); see above
  • Bishop Flavio Calle Zapata (1989.02.16 – 1993.02.16), appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. (1969.07.28 – 1989.02.16)
• Vicars Apostolic of San Jorge (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. (1960.05.03 – 1969.04.25), appointed Bishop of Magangué
  • Bishop José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. (1958.07.04 – 1959.10.20)
  • Bishop Francisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. (1950.03.12 – 1957.12.25)
• Prefect Apostolic of Sinú-San Jorge (Roman rite), below
  • Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1931.01.12 – 1949); see below
• Prefect Apostolic of Sinú (Roman rite), below
  • Fr. Marcellino Lardizábal Aguirrebengoa, I.E.M.E. (1925.03.04 – 1931.01.12); see above

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia