Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá
Appearance
Diocese of Chiquinquirá Dioecesis Chiquinquirensis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,019 km2 (1,552 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 380,000 355,000 (93.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 April 1977 (47 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdechiquinquira.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá (Latin: Chiquinquirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Chiquinquirá in the ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja
Ordinaries
[edit]- Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Apr 1977 – 26 Jul 1983) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
- Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † (19 Jun 1984 – 24 Jun 1997) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
- Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (2 Feb 1998 – 6 Aug 2003) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá
- Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (11 Feb 2004 – present)
See also
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