Metropolitan see Bogotá, Colombia
Archdiocese of Bogotá
Bogoten(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Bogotá is the primatial Latin Church see of Colombia, founded as a diocese in 1562 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1564. Its archbishop holds the title Primate of Colombia and is currently Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio, with suffragan sees including Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, and Zipaquirá.
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- Established
- 1562
- Catholics
- 3,800,000
- Priests
- 1,048
- Territory
- 4,019 km²
Parishes and churches
294 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Inmaculada Concepción y San PedroBogotá · CathedralView parish
- Jesucristo RedentorUsaquén · CathedralView parish
- Nuestra Señora del LíbanoChapinero · CathedralView parish
- Anunciación de Nuestra SeñoraBogotáView parish
- Ascensión del SeñorBogotáView parish
- AsunciónBogotáView parish
- Asunción de Nuestra SeñoraBogotáView parish
- Beato Guillermo José ChaminadeBogotáMass times recorded
- Beato Luis VariaraBogotáView parish
- Beato Mariano de JesúsBogotáView parish
- Beato Miguel RuaBogotáView parish
- ConcepciónBogotáView parish
- Corpus ChristiBogotáView parish
- Cristo de la PazUsmeView parish
- Cristo MaestroBogotáView parish
- Cristo MisioneroUsmeView parish
- Cristo ResucitadoBogotáView parish
- Cristo ReyBogotáView parish
- Cristo SalvadorUsmeMass times recorded
- Dei VerbumBogotáView parish
- Divina ProvidenciaBogotáView parish
- Divino RostroBogotáView parish
- Divino SalvadorBogotáMass times recorded
- El Buen PastorBogotáView parish
- EpifaníaBogotáView parish
- Espíritu SantoBogotáView parish
- Exaltación de la Santa CruzBogotáView parish
- Hospital de San JoséBogotáView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónBogotáView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónCáquezaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Luis José Rueda Aparicio
- Born
- 3 March 1962
- Birthplace
- San Gil
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The cathedral
Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Primada), Bogotá stands in Bogotá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Serving nearly 3.8 million Catholics across Bogotá and parts of the Cundinamarca Department, the Archdiocese of Bogotá (Spanish: Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Bogotá; Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bogotensis) is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Colombia covering 4,109 km2 (1,552 square miles). Founded in 1562 as the Diocese of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada, it was raised to an archdiocese two years later and received its present name in 1891.
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- Bogotá archdiocese launches spiritual first aid mission
- Chiesa raccoglie aiuti per terremoto in Colombia
- Bogotá Archdiocese seeks unity after 7.4 quake
- Archdiocese of Bogotá brings aid to Cuba
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