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The Diocese of Facatativá was erected on 16 March 1962 from territory of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá|Archdiocese of Bogotá]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá|Diocese of Zipaquirá]]. Raúl Zambrano Camader was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. |
The Diocese of Facatativá was erected on 16 March 1962 from territory of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá|Archdiocese of Bogotá]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá|Diocese of Zipaquirá]]. Raúl Zambrano Camader was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. |
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In 1971, the Bishops of Zipaquirá and Facatativá agreed to transfer the parishes of [[La Peña, Cundinamarca|La Peña]], [[Topaipí]] and San Antonio de Aguilera (a rural parish of Topaipí) back to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá|Diocese of Zipaquirá]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Historia de la Diócesis de Facatativá|author=Monseñor Manuel José Rodríguez Possos|date=1981|url=http://www.diocesisfacatativa.org/images/descargas/biografia-diocesis-facatativa.pdf|language=es}}</ref> On 29 March 1984, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas|Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas]] was erected, including territory ceded from the Diocese of Facatativá and two others.<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dfaca|Diocese of Facatativá|22 May 2015}}{{Self-published source|date=May 2016}}</ref> |
In 1971, the Bishops of Zipaquirá and Facatativá agreed to transfer the parishes of [[La Peña, Cundinamarca|La Peña]], [[Topaipí]] and San Antonio de Aguilera (a rural parish of Topaipí) back to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá|Diocese of Zipaquirá]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Historia de la Diócesis de Facatativá|author=Monseñor Manuel José Rodríguez Possos|date=1981|url=http://www.diocesisfacatativa.org/images/descargas/biografia-diocesis-facatativa.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214935/http://www.diocesisfacatativa.org/images/descargas/biografia-diocesis-facatativa.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 March 2016|language=es}}</ref> On 29 March 1984, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas|Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas]] was erected, including territory ceded from the Diocese of Facatativá and two others.<ref>{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dfaca|Diocese of Facatativá|22 May 2015}}{{Self-published source|date=May 2016}}</ref> |
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== Seminary == |
== Seminary == |
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 21 December 2024
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 2013) 546,000 512,000 (93.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 March 1962 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Santísima Virgen del Rosario[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Gabriel Romero Franco |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Diócesis de Facatativá[usurped] | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá (Latin: Facatativensis) is a diocese located in the northwest of Cundinamarca Department in Colombia. Its see is the city of Facatativá; the diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
The diocesan territory includes the municipalities of Albán, Bojacá, El Rosal, Facatativá, Funza, Guayabal de Síquima, La Vega, Madrid, Mosquera, Nimaima, Nocaima, Quebradanegra, San Francisco de Sales, Sasaima, Subachoque, Supatá, Tabio, Tenjo, Tobía, Útica, Vergara, Villeta and Zipacón in Cundinamarca.[2]
The diocese is bordered by the Diocese of Zipaquirá to the north, the Dioceses of Engativá and Fontibón to the east, the Diocese of Girardot to the southwest, and the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas to the northwest.[2]
History
[edit]The Diocese of Facatativá was erected on 16 March 1962 from territory of the Archdiocese of Bogotá and the Diocese of Zipaquirá. Raúl Zambrano Camader was appointed the first bishop of the diocese.
In 1971, the Bishops of Zipaquirá and Facatativá agreed to transfer the parishes of La Peña, Topaipí and San Antonio de Aguilera (a rural parish of Topaipí) back to the Diocese of Zipaquirá.[3] On 29 March 1984, the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas was erected, including territory ceded from the Diocese of Facatativá and two others.[4]
Seminary
[edit]Seminarians from the Diocese of Facatativá attend the Major Seminary of Bogotá.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Raul Zambrano Camader (26 April 1962 – 18 December 1972)
- Hernando Velásquez Lotero (27 April 1973 – 18 May 1985)
- Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (15 April 1986 – 13 November 2010)
- Luis Antonio Nova Rocha (22 January 2011 – 9 April 2013)
- José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (23 Feb 2015 – 25 April 2021)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Jaime Prieto Amaya, appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja in 1993
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Facatativá". GCatholic.
- ^ a b "Mapa de la Diócesis de Facatativá" (in Spanish). Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ Monseñor Manuel José Rodríguez Possos (1981). "Historia de la Diócesis de Facatativá" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Diocese of Facatativá". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 22 May 2015.[self-published source]
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