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Suffragan diocese Riohacha, Colombia

Diocese of Riohacha

Riviascianen(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, in Riohacha, Colombia.

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Established
1988
Catholics
525,000
Priests
72
Territory
19,037 km²

Parishes and churches

39 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
Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar
Born
4 March 1958
Birthplace
Génova
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DEL SANTISSIMO REDENTORE (REDENTORISTI O LIGUORINI)

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The cathedral

Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Remedios stands in Riohacha, 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

This Colombian diocese (Latin: Riviascianensis) has its seat in the city of Riohacha and forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla.