Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá
Diocese of Facatativá Dioecesis Facatativensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Bogotá |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,311 km2 (892 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 473,000 448,000 (94.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 March 1962 (52 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de la Santísima Virgen del Rosario |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Map | |
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Virgin of the Rosary
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá (Latin: Facatativensis) is a diocese located in the city of Facatativá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
History
- 16 March 1962: Established as Diocese of Facatativá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
Ordinaries
- Raul Zambrano Camader (1962.04.26 – 1972.12.18)
- Hernando Velásquez Lotero (1973.04.27 – 1985.05.18)
- Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (1986.04.15 – 2010.11.13)
- Luis Antonio Nova Rocha (2011.01.22 - 2013.04.09)