Diocese of Garagoa
| Diocese of Garagoa | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tunja |
| Diocesan bishop | Julio Hernando García Peláez (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Vicente Huertas Vargas |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 4,400 km² |
| Parishes | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 182,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 178,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 97.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,045 |
| Friars | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdegaragoa.org/ |
The diocese Garagoa ( lat. : Dioecesis Garagoënsis , span. : Diócesis de Garagoa ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Garagoa .
history
The diocese of Garagoa was founded on April 26, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from territory ceded by the Archdiocese of Tunja and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Garagoa
- Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros , 1977-1989
- Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo , 1989-2000
- José Vicente Huertas Vargas , 2000-2017
- Julio Hernando García Peláez , since 2017
See also
Web links
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Cathedral in Garagoa
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Garagoa
