Diocese of Cúcuta

Dioecesis Cucutensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Pamplona
Statistics
Area2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
803,000
722,000 (89.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 May 1956 (67 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San José
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Libardo Garcés Monsalve
Bishops emeritusJulio César Vidal Ortiz
Map
San José Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta (Latin: Cucutensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cúcuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

  • 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona

Ordinaries

  • Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. † (29 May 1956 – 28 Jun 1959) Died
  • Pablo Correa León † (22 Jul 1959 – 27 Jul 1970) Resigned
  • Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (2 Jun 1971 – 26 Mar 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
  • Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Jul 1983 – 18 Dec 1990) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
  • Rubén Salazar Gómez (11 Feb 1992 – 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla
  • Oscar Urbina Ortega (9 Nov 1999 – 30 Nov 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio
  • Jaime Prieto Amaya † (1 Dec 2008 – 25 Aug 2010) Died
  • Julio César Vidal Ortiz (16 Jul 2011 – 24 Jul 2015) Resigned
  • Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (24 Jul 2015 – 7 Dec 2020) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
  • José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (4 Oct 2021 – present)

See also

Sources

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