Diocese of Zipaquirá
| Diocese of Zipaquirá Dioecesis Zipaquirensis | |
|---|---|
| File:Escudo de la Diócesis de Zipaquirá.svg | |
| 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 (75 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (Cathedral of the Holy Trinity) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Héctor Cubillos Peña |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diocesisdezipaquira.org | |
Diocese of Zipaquirá — 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
It was established on September 1, 1951, as the Diocese of Zipaquirá, from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is in the diocese, but is administratively an ordinary church; the title "cathedral" is unofficial.
Bishops
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)[1]
- 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)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Fernando Sabogal Viana, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá in 1996
- Daniel Caro Borda, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá in 2000
- Hernán Alvarado Solano, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Guapi in 2001
- Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán in 2016
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
External links
References
- Back to citation Rafael Lazcano, Episcopologio agustiniano. Agustiniana, Guadarrama (Madrid) 2014, vol. I, p. 399-401.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá, official website