Diocese of Yopal
| Diocese of Yopal Dioecesis Yopalensis | |
|---|---|
| File:Escudo de la Diócesis de Yopal.svg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,725 km2 (6,844 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2023) 487,000 410,000 (84.2%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 October 1999 |
| Cathedral | Catedral San José |
| Secular priests | 58 (50 Diocesan, 8 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos |
| Map | |
The Diocese of Yopal (Latin: Yopalensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja.
Its cathedra is in the Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the episcopal see of Yopal, Casanare Department.
History
- Established on 29 October 1999 as Diocese of Yopal, on reassigned territory split off (like the Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad) from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare.
Statistics
As of 2023, it pastorally served 410,000 Catholics (84.2% of 487,000 total) on 17,725 km2 in 35 parishes with 58 priests (50 diocesan, 8 religious), 10 deacons and 21 lay religious (15 brothers, 6 sisters).
Episcopal ordinaries
Bishops of Yopal
- Apostolic Administrator Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. (1999.10.29 – 2001.09.01), Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare
- Misael Vacca Ramírez (2001.04.24 – 2015.04.15), appointed Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2017.05.04 – 2024.05.24), appointed Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso
- Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (2026.06.29 – Present)
See also
Sources and external links
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]