Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá

Diocese of Zipaquirá
Dioecesis Zipaquirensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Bogotá
Statistics
Area 7,163 km2 (2,766 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
575,540
521,300 (90.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 1 September 1951 (67 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad
(Cathedral of the Holy Trinity)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña
Map
Website
diocesisdezipaquira.org
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá (Latin: Zipaquirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Zipaquirá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.

History

It was established on September 1, 1951 as the Diocese of Zipaquirá, from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá.

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basilica de Santo Cristo de Ubaté, Ubaté

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is in the diocese, but is administratively an ordinary church; the title "cathedral" is unofficial.

Ordinaries

  • Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1952.05.01 – 1957.12.08) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
  • Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1957.12.08 – 1974.07.08)
  • Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. (1974.07.08 – 1991.09.27)[1]
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (1992.11.09 – 2004.02.06) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
  • Héctor Cubillos Peña (2004.06.30 – present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rafael Lazcano, Episcopologio agustiniano. Agustiniana, Guadarrama (Madrid) 2014, vol. I, p. 399-401.

Coordinates: 5°01′26″N 74°00′13″W / 5.0239°N 74.0037°W / 5.0239; -74.0037

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