Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá
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| Diocese of Chiquinquirá Dioecesis Chiquinquirensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan | Tunja |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,019 km2 (1,552 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 380,000 355,000 (93.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá (Latin: Chiquinquiren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Chiquinquirá in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
[edit] History
- April 26, 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Chiquinquirá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (2004.02.11 – present)
- Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (1998.02.02 – 2003.08.06)
- Bishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos (1984.06.19 – 1997.06.24)
- Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1977.04.26 – 1983.07.26)
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