Roman Catholic Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala

Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala
Dioecesis Columbensis-Kunayalensis

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María
Location
Country Panama
Ecclesiastical province Province of Panamá
Metropolitan Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
Statistics
Area 8,167 km2 (3,153 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
237,019
171,000 (72.1%)
Parishes 20
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 December 1988 (27 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona O.S.A
Emeritus Bishops Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala (erected 15 December 1988 as the Diocese of Colón, renamed 13 June 1997) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.

As of April 30, 2013, this diocese is sede vacante until the appointment of a new bishop by the Pope, and no Apostolic Administrator has been designated yet.

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    Coordinates: 9°21′40″N 79°54′14″W / 9.3611°N 79.9040°W / 9.3611; -79.9040

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