Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano

Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Leguizamensis-Solanensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	64,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 46,000 36,000 (87.3%)
Parishes	6
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Leguizamensis-Solanensis) is a Latin missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in southern Colombia.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo department.

History

On 21 February 2013 Pope Benedict XVI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, the remainder of which was soon after renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán.

Episcopal ordinaries

• Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. (21 February 2013 – ...), Titular Bishop of Otočac (2013.02.21 – ...)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GigaCatholic - jurisdiction & cathedral