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Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,400 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 157,500 155,500 (98.7%)

Established
  
26 April 1977 (39 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá

Bishop
  
José Vicente Huertas Vargas

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa (Latin: Garagoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Garagoa in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.

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History

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

  • Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (1989.12.27 – 2000.02.24)
  • Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1977.04.26 – 1989.12.27)
  • José Vicente Huertas Vargas (2000.06.23 – present)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa Wikipedia