Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Colombia		Cathedral Catedral de San José Area 2,200 km² Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)803,000722,000 (89.9%) Established 29 May 1956 (60 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona

Noticiero la verdad 23 de enero 2017

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta (Latin: Cucutensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cúcuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona

Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. † (29 May 1956 - 28 Jun 1959) Died

Pablo Correa León † (22 Jul 1959 - 27 Jul 1970) Resigned

Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (2 Jun 1971 - 26 Mar 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali

Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Jul 1983 - 18 Dec 1990) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán

Rubén Salazar Gómez (11 Feb 1992 - 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla

Oscar Urbina Ortega (9 Nov 1999 - 30 Nov 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio

Jaime Prieto Amaya † (1 Dec 2008 - 25 Aug 2010) Died

Julio César Vidal Ortiz (16 Jul 2011–present)

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