Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa

Diocese of Garagoa
Dioecesis Garagoënsis
Location
Country  Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Tunja
Statistics
Area 4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
157,500
155,500 (98.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 26 April 1977 (41 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Vicente Huertas Vargas
Map
Website
www.diocesisdegaragoa.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa (Latin: Garagoënsis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Garagoa, Boyacá Department.

History

  • 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Garagoa, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Tunja

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 174,000 Catholics (97.8% of 178,000 total) on 4,400 km² in 31 parishes and 2 missions with 48 priests (47 diocesan, 1 religious), 39 lay religious (1 brother, 38 sisters) and 12 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Garagoa
  • Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27), previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04)
  • Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (1989.12.27 – death 2000.02.24), previously Bishop of Jericó (Colombia) (1970.06.04 – 1977.04.26)
  • José Vicente Huertas Vargas (2000.06.23 – retired 2017.06.15)
  • Julio Hernando García Peláez (2017.06.15 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Bida (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05), Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia) (2010.06.05 – 2017.06.15) and Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó (Colombia) (2011.03 – 2013.01.30).
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

See also

References

    Coordinates: 5°04′54″N 73°21′50″W / 5.0818°N 73.3639°W / 5.0818; -73.3639


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