Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja
Archdiocese of Tunja Archidioecesis Tunquensis | |
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| 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 (144 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. |
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| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja (Template:Lang-la) 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
Bishops
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 Tunja (see immed. below)
- 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 – )
Auxiliary bishops
- Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (1882-1892), appointed Bishop of Antioquía
- Crisanto Luque y Sánchez (1931-1932), apppointed Bishop here; future Cardinal
- Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1967-1970), appointed Bishop of Jericó
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Jaime Cristóbal Abril González (Priest: 10 Feb 1996 to 16 Apr 2016) Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz (Priest: 9 Dec 1972 to 4 Feb 2012) Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (Priest: 11 Nov 1967 to 20 Mar 2003) Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (Priest: 24 Nov 1984 to 22 Oct 2010) Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias (Priest: 19 Nov 1994 to 16 Apr 2016) Norberto Forero y García † (Priest: 14 Jun 1919 to 7 Jul 1951)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
External links
| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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