Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá

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Diocese of Zipaquirá
Dioecesis Zipaquirensis
Statistics
Country: Colombia
Metropolitan: Bogotá
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 7,163 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

575,540 (2004)
521,300 (90.6%)
Cathedral: Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá
(Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá )
Ordinaries
Bishop: Héctor Cubillos Peña

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

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[edit] History

  • September 1, 1951: Established as Diocese of Zipaquirá from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

[edit] Special Churches

  • Minor Basillicas:

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Zipaquirá (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Héctor Cubillos Peña (2004.06.30 – present)
    • Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (1992.11.09 – 2004.02.06)
    • Bishop Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. (1974.07.08 – 1991.09.27)
    • Bishop Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1957.12.08 – 1974.07.08)
    • Archbishop Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1952.05.01 – 1957.12.08)

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