Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Cúcuta
latin= Dioecesis Cucutensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Nueva Pamplona
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de San José
cocathedral =
area= 2,200
population= 803,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 722,000
catholics_percent= 89.9
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta {Latin: " Cucuten(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Cúcuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.
History
* May 29, 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
Leadership
* Bishops of Cúcuta (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (1999.11.09 – 2007.11.30)
** Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (1992.02.11 – 1999.03.18)
** Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1983.07.26 – 1990.12.18)
** Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1971.06.02 – 1983.03.26)
** Bishop Pablo Correa León (1959.07.22 – 1970.07.27)
** Bishop Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. (1956 – 1959.06.28)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cucu0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcucu.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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