Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Duitama–Sogamoso
latin= Dioecesis Duitamensis-Sogamosensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan=Tunja
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 4,400
population= 394,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 375,000
catholics_percent= 95.2
bishop= Carlos Prada Sanmiguel
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso {Latin: " Duitamen(sis) – Sogamosen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the cities of Duitama and Sogamoso in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.
History
* March 7, 1955: Established as Diocese of Duitama from Diocese of Tunja
* June 4, 1994: Renamed as Diocese of Duitama – Sogamoso
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**de Mongui, Duitama
Leadership
* Bishops of Duitama–Sogamoso (Roman rite)
** Bishop Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (1994.06.21 – present)
** Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1981.07.30 – 1994.06.21)
* Bishops of Duitama (Roman rite)
** Bishop Julio Franco Arango (1964.06.04 – 1980.09.16)
** Archbishop José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (1955.03.07 – 1964.03.17)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/duit0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dduso.html Catholic Hierarchy]
External links
* [http://www.excelsio.net News about Sogamoso and Duitama at Excelsio]
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