Roman Catholic Diocese of Buenaventura

History

• 14 November 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Buenaventura, on territories split off from the then Diocese of Cali and Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco
• 30 November 1996: Promoted as Diocese of Buenaventura / Bonaventuren

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Episcopal Ordinaries

• Gerardo Valencia Cano, Yarumal Society for the Foreign Missions , Titular Bishop of Rhesaina, previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú
• Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. , Titular Bishop of Casæ nigræ ; previously Apostolic Prefect of Mitú

• Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez, previously Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Pereira ; later Bishop of Garzón , Bishop of above Pereira
• *''Apostolic Administrator Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, Eudists , while Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali ; previously Titular Bishop of Egara as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali, Bishop of Barrancabermeja , Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibagué
• Héctor Epalza Quintero, Sulpicians
• Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, no previous prelature.