Fontibón diocese
| Fontibón diocese | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bogotá |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota SJ |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Enrique Sarmiento Angulo |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 80 km² |
| Parishes | 56 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,500,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 1,200,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,634 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 78 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 98 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santiago Apóstol |
| Website | diocesisdefontibon.com |
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The Diocese of Fontibón ( lat. : Dioecesis Fontibonensis , span. : Diócesis de Fontibón ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in the city of Bogotá belonging district Fontibón .
history
The diocese of Fontibón was established on August 6, 2003 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Suam eminet from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Bogotá and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Fontibón
- Enrique Sarmiento Angulo , 2003-2011
- Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota SJ , since 2011
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Suam eminet , AAS 95 (2003), n.12, pp. 813-815.