Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro
The Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Tierradentroënsis) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Belalcázar in the municipality of Páez, Cauca, in Colombia.On 13 May 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro from the Archdiocese of Popayán.Blessed John Paul II elevated the prefecture to an Apostolic Vicariate on 17 February 2000.[2][3] Most recent vicar apostolic of Tirrradentro Bishop Oscar Augusto Múnera Ochoa resigned on 20 July 2024 amid sex abuse allegations.This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Colombia is a stub.