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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Héctor Cubillos Peña

Country
  
Colombia

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
7,163 km²

Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)575,540521,300 (90.6%)

Established
  
1 September 1951 (65 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad(Cathedral of the Holy Trinity)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá (Latin: Zipaquirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Zipaquirá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.

Contents

History

  • 1 September 1951: Established as Diocese of Zipaquirá from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica de Santo Cristo de Ubaté, Ubaté

    • The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is in the diocese, but is administratively an ordinary church; the title "cathedral" is unofficial.

    Ordinaries

  • Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1952.05.01 – 1957.12.08) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
  • Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1957.12.08 – 1974.07.08)
  • Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. (1974.07.08 – 1991.09.27)
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (1992.11.09 – 2004.02.06) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
  • Héctor Cubillos Peña (2004.06.30 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá Wikipedia
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