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Diocese of Riohacha
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The Diocese of Riohacha is a Latin Church diocese in the Department of La Guajira, Colombia, raised from an apostolic vicariate (1952) to a full diocese in 1988. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Barranquilla.
- Bishop
- Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar
- Latin name
- Riviascianen(sis)
- Erected
- 16 July 1988
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
- Patron
- Our Lady of Remedies
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Barranquilla (Archdiocese of Barranquilla)
- Chancery
- Obispado, Calle 13 N. 8-43, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
- Telephone
- Tel. 318.3775.368
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Valledupar 124 km
- Santa Marta 145 km
- Maracaibo VE 170 km
- Machiques VE 170 km
- Cabimas VE 205 km
- Diocese of Barranquilla 216 km
Parishes near the see
- Divina Pastora · Riohacha 1 km
- Divino Niño · Riohacha 1 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa · Riohacha 1 km
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen · Riohacha 1 km
- Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz · Riohacha 1 km
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús · Riohacha 1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002758 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08