The Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada () was a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church in Vichada Department, Colombia. It was suppressed in 1999.
History April 7, 1956: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Vichada, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio. December 22, 1999: Suppressed to Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida and to establish two other new Apostolic vicariates: Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño and Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán.
Ordinaries all incumbents were missionary members of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (S.M.M.) Apostolic Prefects of Ucayali Fr. Emiliano Pied, S.M.M. (July 31, 1956 – 1962) Fr. Alfonso Cuypers, S.M.M. (January 22, 1963 – 1969) Fr. Lucreciano Onofre Gonsález, S.M.M. (March 28, 1969 – 1974) Fr. José Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. (May 6, 1977 – December 22, 1999)
See also Catholic Church in Colombia
References
External links GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links