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Suffragan diocese Chiquinquirá, Colombia

Diocese of Chiquinquirá

Chiquinquiren(sis)

Latin-rite diocese seated at Chiquinquira in the Boyaca department of Colombia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tunja. It was erected on 26 April 1977 from territory of the Archdiocese of Tunja. The city is home to the national Marian shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Chiquinquirá, in Chiquinquirá, Colombia.

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Established
1977
Catholics
355,000
Priests
116
Territory
4,019 km²

Parishes and churches

42 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Ramon Alberto Rolon Guepsa
Born
28 February 1959
Birthplace
Arboledas

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The cathedral

Catedral del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Chiquinquirá stands in Chiquinquirá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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