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Suffragan diocese Málaga–Soatá, Colombia

Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

Malagen(sis)-Soaten(sis)

The Diocese of Málaga-Soatá is a Latin Church diocese spanning Santander and Boyacá, Colombia, erected in 1987. Its cathedral is in Málaga with a co-cathedral in Soatá, and it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga.

On the map

Esri
Málaga–Soatá, Colombia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1987
Catholics
161,133
Priests
78
Territory
7,466 km²

Parishes and churches

27 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
Félix María Ramírez Barajas
Born
7 December 1962
Birthplace
Carcasí

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The cathedral

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción stands in Málaga–Soatá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Co-Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Two cities, Málaga and Soatá, share this Colombian diocese (Latin: Malagensis-Soatensis), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga.