Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Zipaquirá
latin= Dioecesis Zipaquirensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Bogotá
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá
("Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá ")
cocathedral =
area= 7,163
population= 575,540
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 521,300
catholics_percent= 90.6
bishop= Héctor Cubillos Peña
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá {Latin: " Zipaquiren(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Zipaquirá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
History
* September 1, 1951: Established as Diocese of Zipaquirá from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**JHS Saviour, Ubaté
Leadership
* Bishops of Zipaquirá (Roman rite)
** Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña (2004.06.30 – present)
** Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (1992.11.09 – 2004.02.06)
** Bishop Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. (1974.07.08 – 1991.09.27)
** Bishop Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1957.12.08 – 1974.07.08)
** Archbishop Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1952.05.01 – 1957.12.08)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/zipa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dzipa.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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