Diocese of Riohacha

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

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

Sources

External links Catholic Hierarchy GCatholic.org