Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Chiquinquirá
latin= Dioecesis Chiquinquirensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Tunja
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 4,019
population= 380,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 355,000
catholics_percent= 93.4
bishop= Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá {Latin: " Chiquinquiren(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Chiquinquirá in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
History
* April 26, 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja
Leadership
* Bishops of Chiquinquirá (Roman rite)
** Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (2004.02.11 – present)
** Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (1998.02.02 – 2003.08.06)
** Bishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos (1984.06.19 – 1997.06.24)
** Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1977.04.26 – 1983.07.26)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/chiq0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchqq.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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