Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

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Rite Latin Rite Area 3,621 km²		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 300,000 260,000 (86.7%) Established 29 July 1880 (136 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja (Latin: Tunquensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia.

History

29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada

20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja

Minor Basilicas:

BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá

Bishops of Tunja

Severo Garcia † (18 Nov 1881 - 19 Apr 1886) Resigned

Giuseppe Benigno Perilla † (17 Mar 1887 - 13 Mar 1903) Died

Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † (24 Jun 1905 - 31 Mar 1932) Died

Crisanto Luque Sánchez † (9 Sep 1932 - 14 Jul 1950) Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá

Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (6 Dec 1950 - 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of

Archbishops of Tunja

Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (20 Jun 1964 - 20 Feb 1970) Resigned

Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 - 2 Feb 1998) Resigned

Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (2 Feb 1998 - )

Chiquinquirá

Duitama–Sogamoso

Garagoa

Yopal

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