Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha (Latin: Riviascianensis) is a diocese located in the city of Riohacha in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
Diocese of Riohacha Dioecesis Riviascianensis Diócesis de Riohacha  | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia | 
| Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla | 
| Metropolitan | Barranquilla | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,037 km2 (7,350 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics  | (as of 2010) 425,000 353,000 (83.1%)  | 
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite | 
| Established | 4 December 1952 (70 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies in Riohacha | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSsR | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz | 
| Bishops emeritus | Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta | 
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies
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 -)
 
 
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Sources
    
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