Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

Archdiocese of Tunja Archidioecesis Tunquensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 300,000 260,000 (86.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 July 1880 (137 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C.
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org

Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja (Latin: Tunquensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia.

History

• 29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
• 20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá

Ordinaries

• Bishops of Tunja
  • Severo Garcia † (18 Nov 1881 - 19 Apr 1886) Resigned
  • Giuseppe Benigno Perilla † (17 Mar 1887 - 13 Mar 1903) Died
  • Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † (24 Jun 1905 - 31 Mar 1932) Died
  • Crisanto Luque Sánchez † (9 Sep 1932 - 14 Jul 1950) Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá
  • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (6 Dec 1950 - 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of
• Archbishops of Tunja
  • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (20 Jun 1964 - 20 Feb 1970) Resigned
  • Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 - 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
  • Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (2 Feb 1998 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Chiquinquirá
• Duitama–Sogamoso
• Garagoa
• Yopal

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Tunja.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 5°31′56″N 73°21′41″W / 5.5321°N 73.3613°W / 5.5321; -73.3613