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Suffragan diocese Fontibón, Colombia

Diocese of Fontibón

Fontibonen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Fontibón is a Latin Church diocese covering the Fontibón and Kennedy localities of Bogotá, Colombia, erected in 2003 from the Archdiocese of Bogotá. It is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Fontibón, in Fontibón, Colombia.

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Established
2003
Catholics
1,167,000
Priests
87
Territory
80 km²

Parishes and churches

66 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
Juan Vicente Córdoba Villota
Born
23 July 1951
Birthplace
Quito
Institute
COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ (GESUITI)

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The cathedral

St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Fontibón stands in Fontibón, 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

Fontibón gives its name to this Colombian diocese (Latin: Fontibonensis), which is seated in that city and forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá.