Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá

Diocese of Facatativá Dioecesis Facatativensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Bogotá
Statistics
Area	2,311 km2 (892 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 473,000 448,000 (94.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de la Santísima Virgen del Rosario
Current leadership
Bishop	Luis Gabriel Romero Franco

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá (Latin: Facatativen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Facatativá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.

History

• March 16, 1962: Established as Diocese of Facatativá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

Leadership

• Bishops of Facatativá (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (1986.04.15 – present)
  • Bishop Hernando Velásquez Lotero (1973.04.27 – 1985.05.18)
  • Bishop Raul Zambrano Camader (1962.04.26 – 1972.12.18)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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