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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña

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Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
18,000 km²

Bishop
  
Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 417,514 352,137 (84.3%)

Established
  
26 October 1962 (54 years ago)

Emeritus Bishops
  
Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra

Cathedral
  
St. Anne's Cathedral, Ocaña

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona

Emeritus bishop
  
Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra

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

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The diocese was created on 26 October 1962 by Pope John XXIII, covering the departments of Norte de Santander and Cesar. It covers 18,000 km², and includes 18 towns and two townships in the municipality of La Esperanza (whose head belongs to the Nueva Pamplona).

History

  • 26 October 1962: Established as Diocese of Ocaña from the Diocese of Santa Marta

    • Ordinaries

  • Rafael Sarmiento Peralta † (26 Oct 1962 - 24 Jul 1972) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
  • Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (24 Jul 1972 - 10 Oct 1992) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
  • Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra (28 Jun 1993 - 15 May 2014) Retired
  • Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (15 May 2014 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña Wikipedia
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