Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ocaña
latin= Dioecesis Ocaniensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Nueva Pamplona
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de Santa Ana
cocathedral =
area= 18,000
population= 417,514
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 352,137
catholics_percent= 84.3
bishop= Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña {Latin: " Ocanien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Ocaña in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.
History
* October 26, 1962: Established as Diocese of Ocaña from the Diocese of Santa Marta
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
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Leadership
* Bishops of Ocaña (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra (1993.06.28 – present)
** Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (1972.07.24 – 1992.10.10)
** Archbishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta (1962.10.26 – 1972.07.24)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ocan0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/docan.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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