Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa
Diocese of Garagoa Dioecesis Garagoënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 157,500 155,500 (98.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 April 1977 (47 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Julio Hernando García Peláez |
Bishops emeritus | José Vicente Huertas Vargas |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdegaragoa.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa (Latin: Garagoënsis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Garagoa, Boyacá Department.
History
- 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Garagoa, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Tunja.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 174,000 Catholics (97.8% of 178,000 total) on 4,400 km² in 31 parishes and 2 missions with 48 priests (47 diocesan, 1 religious), 39 lay religious (1 brother, 38 sisters) and 12 seminarians.
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries
- Suffragan Bishops of Garagoa
- Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27), previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04)
- Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (1989.12.27 – death 2000.02.24), previously Bishop of Jericó (Colombia) (1970.06.04 – 1977.04.26)
- José Vicente Huertas Vargas (2000.06.23 – retired 2017.06.15)
- Julio Hernando García Peláez (2017.06.15 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Bida (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05), Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia) (2010.06.05 – 2017.06.15) and Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó (Colombia) (2011.03 – 2013.01.30).
Coadjutor bishop
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Misael Vacca Ramirez, appointed Bishop of Yopal in 2001
- Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte, appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá in 2004
See also
References
Sources and external links
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