Diocese of Arauca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arauca () is a diocese located in the city of Arauca in the ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History 26 May 1915: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Arauca from the Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare 11 November 1970: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Arauca 19 July 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Arauca

Leadership Prefects Apostolic of Arauca Emilio Larquère, C.M. (January 1916 – 9 November 1923) Giuseppe Potier, C.M. (1924.05.07 – 1950) Graziano Martínez, C.M. (27 October 1950 – 1956) Vicars Apostolic of Arauca Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. (11 November 1970 – 19 July 1984) Bishops of Arauca Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (29 March 1990 – 10 January 2003) Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (20 March 2003 – 22 March 2010) Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (4 December 2010 – 11 July 2018) Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (18 November 2019 – present)

See also Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References

External links GCatholic.org