Archdiocese of Villavicencio

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio () is an archdiocese located in the city of Villavicencio in Colombia.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
• Archbishop Misael Vacca Ramirez (2022.12.31 - )
• Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (2007.11.30 – 2022.04.23)
• Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2004.07.03 – 2007.05.31), appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
• Bishops of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
• Archbishop José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (2002.07.16 – 2004.07.03)
• Bishop Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1994.05.03 – 2001.06.16)
• Bishop Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1969.04.26 – 1994.05.03)
• Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1964.02.11 – 1969.04.26)
• Vicar Apostolic of Villavicencio (Roman rite), below
• Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1949.06.09 – 1964.02.11)
• Vicars Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Roman rite), below
• Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939.06.27 – 1949.06.09)
• Bishop Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. (1908.04.04 – 1939.06.24)

Coadjutor bishops

• Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. (1939), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
• Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1992-1994)

Auxiliary bishop

• Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. (1961-1969), appointed Bishop here

Suffragan dioceses

• Granada
• San José del Guaviare

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese website