Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales

Diocese of Ipiales Dioecesis Ipialensis
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Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Popayán
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 530,000 481,394 (90.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 September 1964 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Pedro Mártir
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro
Map
File:Mapa Diocesis de Ipiales.svg
Website
www.diocesisdeipiales.org.co

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Cathedral of St. Peter Martyr

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales (Latin: Ipialensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ipiales in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

• 23 September 1964: Established as Diocese of Ipiales from the Diocese of Pasto

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas

Ordinaries

• Miguel Angel Arce Vivas † (31 Oct 1964 - 7 Apr 1965) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
• Alfonso Arteaga Yepes † (24 Jul 1965 - 25 Oct 1985) Appointed, Bishop of Espinal
• Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. † (25 Oct 1985 - 16 Jan 1987) Resigned
• Gustavo Martínez Frías † (16 Jan 1987 - 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
• Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro (29 Jan 2000 - )

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy