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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José del Guaviare (Latin: Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare) is a diocese located in the city of San José del Guaviare in the ecclesiastical province of Villavicencio in Colombia.
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Diocese of San José del Guaviare Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi a Guaviare | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Villavicencio |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42,327 km2 (16,343 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 120,000 108,500 (90.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 19 January 1989 (35 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral San José |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez |
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- 19 January 1989: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare from the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú
- 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of San José del Guaviare
- Vicars Apostolic of San José del Guaviare
- Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1989.01.19 – 1999.10.29); see below
- Bishops of San José del Guaviare
- Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. (1999.10.29 – 2006.01.17); see above
- Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2006.01.17 – 2011.02.02) Appointed, Bishop of Girardota
- Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua (2 February 2011 – 26 June 2015) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
- Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez (7 May 2016 – present)
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