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Suffragan diocese Cúcuta, Colombia

Diocese of Cúcuta

Cucuten(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese seated at Cucuta, capital of the Norte de Santander department on Colombia's border with Venezuela, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona. It was erected on 29 May 1956 from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona. Its seat is the Cathedral of San Jose in Cucuta.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de San Jose, Cucuta, in Cúcuta, Colombia.

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Established
1956
Catholics
722,000
Priests
155
Territory
2,200 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jose Libardo Garces Monsalve
Born
26 September 1967
Birthplace
Aguadas

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Jose, Cucuta stands in Cúcuta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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