Diocese of Tumaco

• Established on 1 May 1927 as Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco, on territories split off from the Diocese of Cali and Diocese of Pasto • Lost territories twice : on 1952.11.14 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura and on 1954.04.05 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Guapi • Promoted on 7 February 1961 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tumaco, hence entitled to a titular bishop • It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in July 1986. • 29 October 1999: Promoted as Diocese of Tumaco. == Statistics ==

As per 2014, it pastorally served 249,520 Catholics (74.4% of 335,320 total) on 16,000 km2 in 17 parishes with 31 priests (19 diocesan, 12 religious), 9 deacons, 39 lay religious (26 brothers, 13 sisters) and 7 seminarians. == Ordinaries ==

(all Roman rite) ;Apostolic Prefects of Tumaco • Bernardo Merizalde Morales, Augustianian Recollects (O.A.R.) (born Colombia) (1928.03.30 – retired 1949), died 1971 • Peitro Nel Ramirez, O.A.R. (1949.07.14 – ?) • Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, Discalced Carmelites (OCD) (born Spain) (1954.04.23 – 1961.02.07 see below) ;Apostolic Vicars of Tumaco • Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, OCD (see above 1961.02.07 – death 1965.11.05), Titular Bishop of Philæ (1961.02.07 – 1965.11.05) • Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, OCD (born Spain) (1966.05.03 – retired 1990.02.08), Titular Bishop of Lambiridi (1966.05.03 – death 2007.03.14) • Gustavo Girón Higuita, OCD (born Colombia) (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29 see below), Titular Bishop of Bisica (1990.02.08 – 1999.10.29) ;Suffragan Bishops of Tumaco • Gustavo Girón Higuita, OCD (see above 1999.10.29 – retired 2015.07.25) • Orlando Olave Villanoba (born Colombia; first non-regular incumbent) (2017.03.18 – 11 July 2024). == See also==

• GCatholic.org, with Google photo - data for all sections • www.diocesisdetumaco.org Diocesan website