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.
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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.
- San Martín de LobaMaicaoView parish
- San Martín de ToursMingueoView parish
- San Rafael ArcángelAlbaniaView parish
- San Rafael ArcángelRiohachaView parish
- Santa Clara de Asís del DividiviRiohachaView parish
- Santa CruzPapayalView parish
- Santa MartaBarrancasView parish
- Santa Rita de CasiaManaureView parish
- Santísima TrinidadRiohachaView parish
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.