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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,019 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 380,000 355,000 (93.4%)

Established
  
26 April 1977 (39 years ago)

Bishop
  
Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

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.

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History

  • 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja

    • Ordinaries

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá Wikipedia
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