Diocese of Velez
Diocese of Velez | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Colombia |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bucaramanga |
Diocesan bishop | Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino |
founding | 2003 |
surface | 4,957 km² |
Parishes | 33 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Residents | 233.610 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics | 207.320 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
proportion of | 88.7% |
Diocesan priest | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics per priest | 5,456 |
Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious sisters | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Nieves |
address | Carrera 2 N. 9-28 Velez, Santander Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | |
The diocese Vélez ( lat. : Dioecesis Velezana , span. : Diócesis de Vélez ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Vélez .
history
The Diocese of Vélez was established on May 14, 2003 by Pope John Paul II from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Socorro y San Gil and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga as a suffragan . Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón was the first bishop until November 2015 .
Bishops of Vélez
- Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (2003-2015)
- Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (since 2016)