Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garagoa (Latin: Garagoënsis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.

Diocese of Garagoa

Dioecesis Garagoënsis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceTunja
Statistics
Area4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
157,500
155,500 (98.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 April 1977 (43 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJulio Hernando García Peláez
Bishops emeritusJosé Vicente Huertas Vargas
Map
Website
www.diocesisdegaragoa.org

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Garagoa, Boyacá Department.

History
  • 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Garagoa, on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Tunja.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 174,000 Catholics (97.8% of 178,000 total) on 4,400 km² in 31 parishes and 2 missions with 48 priests (47 diocesan, 1 religious), 39 lay religious (1 brother, 38 sisters) and 12 seminarians.

Bishops

(all Roman Rite)

Episcopal ordinaries
Suffragan Bishops of Garagoa
  • Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27), previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colombia) (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04)
  • Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (1989.12.27 – death 2000.02.24), previously Bishop of Jericó (Colombia) (1970.06.04 – 1977.04.26)
  • José Vicente Huertas Vargas (2000.06.23 – retired 2017.06.15)
  • Julio Hernando García Peláez (2017.06.15 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Bida (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cali (Colombia) (2005.02.11 – 2010.06.05), Bishop of Istmina–Tadó (Colombia) (2010.06.05 – 2017.06.15) and Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó (Colombia) (2011.03 – 2013.01.30).
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

Coadjutor bishop
  • Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (1989)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Misael Vacca Ramirez, appointed Bishop of Yopal in 2001
  • Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte, appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá in 2004

See also

References


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