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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio {Latin: Villavicentien(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.
History
June 23, 1903: Established as Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogota
March 16, 1908: Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martin
June 9, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Villavicencio
February 11, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Villavicencio
July 3, 2004: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Villavicencio
Leadership
Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
* Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 present)
* Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 2007.05.31)
Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
* Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 2004.07.03)
* Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizabal, C.M. (1994.05.03 2001.06.16)
* Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jimenez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 1994.05.03)
* Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 1969.04.26)
Vicars Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite)
* Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 1964.02.11)
Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martin (Roman rite)
* Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 1949.06.09)
* Bishop Joseph-Marie-Desire Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 1939.06.24)
Suffragan Dioceses
Granada
San Jose del Guaviare
Source
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