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{{Short description|Catholic archdiocese in Colombia}}
{{Infobox diocese
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
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|image_size = 100px
|image_size = 100px
|country = [[Colombia]]
|country = [[Colombia]]
|rite = [[Latin liturgical rites|Latin Rite]]
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]]
|established = 29 July 1880 ({{age|1880|7|29}} years ago)
|established = 29 July 1880 ({{age|1880|7|29}} years ago)
|cathedral = Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
|cathedral = [[Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Tunja]]
|cocathedral =
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 3,621
|area_km2 = 3,621
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|catholics_percent= 86.7
|catholics_percent= 86.7
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = [[Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga]], [[I.M.C.]]
|bishop = Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos
|bishop_title = Archbishop
|bishop_title = Archbishop
|coadjutor =
|coadjutor =
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}}
}}
[[File:Catedral tunja.JPG|thumb|right|235px|Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle]]
[[File:Catedral tunja.JPG|thumb|right|235px|Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle]]
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja''' ({{lang-la|Tunquensis}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Tunja]] in Colombia.
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja''' ({{langx|la|Tunquensis}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Tunja]] in Colombia.


==History==
==History==
*29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the [[Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada]]
*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
*20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja


==Special churches==
==Special churches==
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**BVM Rosary in [[Chiquinquirá]]
**BVM Rosary in [[Chiquinquirá]]


==Ordinaries==
==Bishops==
===Ordinaries===
* Bishops of Tunja
* Bishops of Tunja
**Severo Garcia † (18 Nov 1881 - 19 Apr 1886) Resigned
**Severo Garcia † (18 Nov 1881 – 19 Apr 1886) Resigned
**Giuseppe Benigno Perilla † (17 Mar 1887 - 13 Mar 1903) Died
**Giuseppe Benigno Perilla † (17 Mar 1887 – 13 Mar 1903) Died
**Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † (24 Jun 1905 - 31 Mar 1932) Died
**Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † (24 Jun 1905 – 31 Mar 1932) Died
**[[Crisanto Luque Sánchez]] † (9 Sep 1932 - 14 Jul 1950) Appointed, Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá|Bogotá]]
**[[Crisanto Luque Sánchez]] † (9 Sep 1932 – 14 Jul 1950) Appointed, Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá|Bogotá]] (Cardinal in 1953)
**Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] † (6 Dec 1950 - 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of
**Ángel María Ocampo Berrio {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Society of Jesus|SJ]]}} † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (''see below'')

* Archbishops of Tunja
* Archbishops of Tunja
**Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (20 Jun 1964 - 20 Feb 1970) Resigned
**Ángel María Ocampo Berrio {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Society of Jesus|SJ]]}} † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (''also listed above'')
**Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 - 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
**Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
**Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. (2 Feb 1998 - )
**[[Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga]], I.M.C. † (2 Feb 1998 – 11 Feb 2020) Retired
**Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (11 Feb 2020 – present)

===Auxiliary bishops===
*[[Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda]] † (1882-1892), appointed Bishop of Antioquía
*[[Crisanto Luque y Sánchez]] † (1931-1932), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal
*[[Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros]] † (1967-1970), appointed Bishop of Jericó

===Other priests of this diocese who became bishops===
*[[Norberto Forero y García]] †, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Pamplona in 1951
*[[Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz]], appointed Bishop of Arauca in 2003
*[[Jaime Muñoz Pedroza]], appointed Bishop of Arauca in 2010
*[[Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz]], appointed Bishop of Neiva in 2012
*[[Jaime Cristóbal Abril González]], appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona in 2016
*[[Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias]], appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2016


==Suffragan dioceses==
==Suffragan dioceses==
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*[[Roman Catholicism in Colombia]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Colombia]]


==Source==
==Sources==
{{reflist}}
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Tunja|Diocese of Tunja}}
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Tunja|Diocese of Tunja}}

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* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tunj0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
==External links==
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtunj.html Catholic Hierarchy]
⚫
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tunj0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org/ Diocese website]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org/ Diocese website]


{{R-C dioceses in Colombia |state=collapsed}}
{{R-C dioceses in Colombia |state=collapsed}}

{{coord missing|Colombia}}
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{{authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Tunja}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tunja}}
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tunja]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1880]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1880]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century]]
[[Category:Tunja]]




Latest revision as of 16:14, 10 December 2024

Archdiocese of Tunja

Archidioecesis Tunquensis
Location
CountryColombia
Statistics
Area3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
300,000
260,000 (86.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 July 1880 (144 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle, Tunja
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGabriel Ángel Villa Vahos
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

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Special churches

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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  • 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 (Cardinal in 1953)
    • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio SJ † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (see below)
  • Archbishops of Tunja
    • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio SJ † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (also listed above)
    • Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
    • Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. † (2 Feb 1998 – 11 Feb 2020) Retired
    • Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (11 Feb 2020 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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