Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó

Diocese of Jericó Dioecesis Iericoënsis
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Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 230,000 228,000 (99.1%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 July 1941 (83 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, C.SS.R.
Map
File:Mapa Diocesis de Jerico.svg
Website
www.jerico.diocesis.ws

File:Catedral de Jericó 2.jpg

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó (Latin: Iericoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Jericó in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

• 29 January 1915: Established as Diocese of Jericó from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
• 5 February 1917: Suppressed to the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó
• 3 July 1941: Restored as Diocese of Jericó from the Diocese of Antioquía–Jericó

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jardín

Ordinaries

• Maximiliano Crespo Rivera Apostolic Administrator while Bishop of Antioquía (1915 - 7 Feb 1917) Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • See united to the diocese of Antioquia (1917-1941)
• Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón † (7 Feb 1942 - 31 Mar 1960) Resigned
• Augusto Trujillo Arango † (31 Mar 1960 - 20 Feb 1970) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja
• Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros † (4 Jun 1970 - 26 Apr 1977) Appointed, Bishop of Garagoa
• Augusto Aristizábal Ospina † (29 Oct 1977 - 7 Oct 2003) Resigned
• José Roberto López Londoño (7 Oct 2003 - June 2013)
• Noel Londoño Antonio Buitrago, C.SS.R. (10 August 2013–present)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy