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Suffragan diocese Magangué, Colombia

Diocese of Magangué

Maganguen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese seated at Magangue in the Bolivar department of Colombia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cartagena. It was erected on 25 April 1969 from territory of the Archdiocese of Cartagena. Its seat is the Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de La Candelaria in Magangue.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Nuestra Senora de La Candelaria, Magangue, in Magangué, Colombia.

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Established
1969
Catholics
677,000
Priests
58
Territory
20,165 km²

Parishes and churches

40 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
Ariel Lascarro Tapia
Born
3 November 1967
Birthplace
El Carmen de Bolívar

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The cathedral

Catedral Nuestra Senora de La Candelaria, Magangue stands in Magangué, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Magangué, a city within the ecclesiastical province of Cartagena in Colombia, is the seat of this diocese, whose Latin name is Maganguensis.