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