Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Barranquilla, Diocese of

BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESI DI

By Pietro Gómez

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BARRANQUILLA, DIOCESE OF. - In the western part of the Republic of Colombia, department of the Atlantic, suffragan of Cartagena. The episcopal see is in B., capital of the department, situated on the navigable estuary of the Magdalena River. It is the most populous city in Colombia, after the capital. Created by Pius XI on 7 July 1932, the diocese has a territorial extent of 3,470 sq. km., and a population of 330,100 inhabitants, of whom 327,428 are Catholics. The number of parishes is 17, with 14 priests of the secular clergy and 36 regulars (1949).

Bibliography

BIBL.: Anuario de la Iglesia católica en Colombia, Bogotá 1938.

Pietro Gomez

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By Pietro Gómez

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 893.

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Gomez, Pietro. “Barranquilla, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 893. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/barranquilla-diocesi-di.

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Gomez, Pietro. “Barranquilla, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 893. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/barranquilla-diocesi-di.

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@incollection{ec2_barranquilla_diocesi_di,
  author    = {Gomez, Pietro},
  title     = {Barranquilla, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {893},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/barranquilla-diocesi-di}
}

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