Suffragan diocese Santa Marta, Colombia
Diocese of Santa Marta
Sanctae Marthae
Latin Church
The Diocese of Santa Marta is one of the oldest sees in the Americas, a Latin rite diocese on Colombia's Caribbean coast, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Barranquilla. It was erected on 10 January 1534 from the Diocese of Santo Domingo. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha in Santa Marta, among the oldest cathedrals in South America.
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- Established
- 1534
- Catholics
- 863,000
- Priests
- 76
- Territory
- 14,216 km²
Parishes and churches
62 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral Basilica of Saint MarthaSanta Marta · CathedralView parish
- Cuasiparroquia San Francisco de AsísSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Cristo ReySanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia de La EucaristíaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia de La Sagrada FamiliaSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia del Sagrario y San Miguel - Catedral BasílicaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Divino NiñoSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Dulcísimo Corazón de MaríaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Espíritu SantoSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Inmaculada ConcepciónRemolinoView parish
- Parroquia Jesús Divina MisericordiaSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Jesús Divina MisericordiaCiénagaView parish
- Parroquia La CandelariaPalmorView parish
- Parroquia La Inmaculada ConcepciónTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia La Medalla MilagrosaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia La Santa CruzSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia María AuxiliadoraFundaciónView parish
- Parroquia María de GuadalupeSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Medalla MilagrosaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La CandelariaSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La CandelariaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Los RemediosSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de LourdesTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del CarmenSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del TránsitoSalaminaView parish
- Parroquia Rosa MísticaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado CorazónTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de JesúsSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de JesúsAlgarroboMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jose Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha stands in Santa Marta, 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
Santa Marta, a city in Colombia's ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla, is the seat of this diocese, known in Latin as Sanctae Marthae.
This see in the wire
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Diocese of Santa Marta to hold family prayer vigil for peace
The Diocese of Santa Marta in Colombia will hold a family prayer vigil for peace and reconciliation from September 26 to October 4, 2026. The bishop organized the event under the theme He is our peace.
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