Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic vicariates

San Jorge, Apostolic Vicariate of

SAN GIORGIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

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Also known as: Apostolic Prefecture of Sinú; Italian: Prefettura Apostolica del Sinù

SAN JORGE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the northern region of Colombia.

On June 12, 1924 the territory was erected as an apostolic prefecture of Sinú and entrusted to the Foreign Missions of Burgos. On Jan. 12, 1931 its name was changed to that of the apostolic prefecture of S. G., which on March 10, 1950 was elevated to an apostolic vicariate, still entrusted to the Institute of Burgos. It has an area of about 21,500 sq km with a population of about 100,000 inhabitants, overwhelmingly Catholic, but their life is all too often similar to that of pagans. The missionaries number about twenty, assisted by 2 brothers and 26 sisters. Seminarians 27, catechists 24, schools 148.

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BIBL.: AAS, 17 (1925), pp. 5-7; 42 (1950), pp. 342-43; Arch. di Prop. Fide, pos. prot. nn. 604/50, 4972/34; MC, 1950, p. 43; Anuario de la Iglesia Católica en Colombia, Bogotá 1951, pp. 315-17.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1767.

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Paventi, Saverio. “San Giorgio, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1767. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/san-giorgio-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “San Giorgio, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1767. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/san-giorgio-vicariato-apostolico-di.

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  title     = {San Giorgio, vicariato apostolico di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
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  pages     = {1767},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
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