Roman Catholic Diocese of Istmina–Tadó

Diocese of Istmina–Tadó Dioecesis Istminana-Taduana
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area	22,240 km2 (8,590 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 206,000 181,000 (87.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 November 1952 (71 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Pablo Apóstol
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph (Tadó)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Istmina–Tadó (Latin: Dioecesis Istminana-Taduana) is a diocese located in the cities of Istmina and Tadó in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

• 14 November 1952: Established as Diocese of Istmina from the Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
• 30 April 1990: Renamed as Diocese of Istmina – Tadó

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Bishop of Istmina
  • Gustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. (24 Mar 1953 – 30 Apr 1990), appointed Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (see below)
• Bishops of Istmina–Tadó
  • Gustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. (30 Apr 1990 – 5 May 1993)
  • Alonso Llano Ruiz (5 May 1993 – 5 Jun 2010)
  • Julio Hernando García Peláez (5 Jun 2010 – 15 Jun 2017), appointed Bishop of Garagoa
  • Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez (3 Feb 2018–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Luis Madrid Merlano, appointed Prelate of Tibú in 1988
• Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto, appointed Bishop of Florencia in 2003

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GCatholic.org