The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso (Latin: Duitamensis– Sogamosensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Duitama and Sogamoso in the ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso Dioecesis Duitamensis-Sogamosensis | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 394,000 375,000 (95.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 March 1955 (69 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Lorenzo |
Co-cathedral | Catedral de San Martín |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Misael Vacca Ramirez |
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Website | |
diocesisdeduitamasogamoso.org |
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History
edit- 7 March 1955: Established as Diocese of Duitama from Diocese of Tunja
- 4 June 1994: Renamed as Diocese of Duitama – Sogamoso
Special churches
edit- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica de Mongui, Duitama
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (7 Mar 1955 – 17 Mar 1964) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
- Julio Franco Arango † (4 Jun 1964 – 16 Sep 1980) Died
- Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. † (30 Jul 1981 – 21 Jun 1994) Retired
- Carlos Prada Sanmiguel † (21 Jun 1994 Appointed – 15 Oct 2012) Resigned
- Misael Vacca Ramirez (18 Apr 2015 Appointed - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino, appointed Bishop of Vélez in 2016
See also
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