Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Tunja
latin=Archidioecesis Tunquensis
country= Colombia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Basílica de Santiago
cocathedral =
area= 3,621
population= 300,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 260,000
catholics_percent= 86.7
bishop= Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja {Latin: " Tunquen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia.
History
* July 29, 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
* June 20, 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá
Leadership
* Archbishops of Tunja (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (1998.02.02 – present)
** Archbishop Augusto Trujillo Arango (1970.02.20 – 1998.02.02)
** Archbishop Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1964.06.20 – 1970.02.20)
* Bishops of Tunja (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1950.12.06 – 1964.06.20)
** Cardinal Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1932.09.09 – 1950.07.14)
** Bishop Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (1905.06.24 – 1932.03.31)
** Bishop Giuseppe Benigno Perilla (1887.03.17 – ?)
** Bishop Severo Garcia (1881.11.18 – ?)
uffragan Dioceses
* Chiquinquirá
* Duitama–Sogamoso
* Garagoa
* Yopal
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Colombia
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tunj0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtunj.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org/ Diocese website]
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