Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá

Diocese of Zipaquirá Dioecesis Zipaquirensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Bogotá
Statistics
Area	7,163 km2 (2,766 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 575,540 521,300 (90.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 September 1951 (72 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (Cathedral of the Holy Trinity)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Héctor Cubillos Peña
Map
Website
diocesisdezipaquira.org

Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity

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.

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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy