Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy

Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy Dioecesis Mocoënsis-Sibundoyensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Florencia
Statistics
Area	24,885 km2 (9,608 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 382,000 328,560 (86.0%)
Parishes	39
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 December 1904 (1904-12-20)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Alfonso Maria de Liguori in Sibundoy
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel in Mocoa
Secular priests	67 (63 Diocesan, 4 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo
Apostolic Administrator	Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro
Map
Website
www.diocmocoasibundoy.org[link removed]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Latin: Mocoën(sis)-Sibundoyen(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Mocoa and Sibundoy in the ecclesiastical province of Florencia in Colombia.

History

• 20 December 1904: Created as Prefecture Apostolic of Caquetá, split from Diocese of Pasto
• 31 May 1930: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
• 8 February 1951: Name changed to Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy
• 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Mocoa – Sibundoy
• 13 July 2019: Changed province from Popayán to Florencia

Ordinaries

Prefect of Caquetá (Roman rite)

• Josep Pujol i Coll, O.F.M. Cap. (1905.01.28 – 1930.05.31), resigned

Vicars Apostolic of Caquetá (Roman rite)

• Miguel Gaspar Monconill y Viladot, O.F.M. Cap. (1930.06.30 – 1946.02.26)
• Camil Plàcid Crous i Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (1947.04.10 – 1951.02.08 see below)

Vicars Apostolic of Sibundoy (Roman rite)

• Camil Plàcid Crous i Salichs, O.F.M. Cap. (see above 1951.02.08 – 1971.01.16), retired
• Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1971.01.16 – 1977.04.26), appointed Bishop of Garzón
• Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (1978.02.27 – 1990.03.29), appointed Bishop of Arauca
• Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (1991.04.15 – 1999.10.29 see below)

Bishops of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Roman rite)

• Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. (see above 1999.10.29 – 2003.10.04), resigned
• Luis Alberto Parra Mora (2003.10.04 – 2014.12.01), resigned
  • Apostolic Administrator Ivan Antonio Marín (2014.12.01 – 2015.12.15), Archbishop of Popayán
• Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (2015.10.15 – 2025.04.10), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Apostolic Administrator Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (2025.05.29 – Present), Bishop of Pasto

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GCatholic.org