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.
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de JesúsCiénagaView parish
- Parroquia Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y MaríaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de PaduaCerro de San AntonioView parish
- Parroquia San Fernando ReyPivijayView parish
- Parroquia San Francisco de AsísSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San Isidro LabradorTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Isidro LabradorConcordiaView parish
- Parroquia San JacintoSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San JerónimoSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San JoséSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San JoséAracatacaMass times recorded
- Parroquia San JoséPivijayView parish
- Parroquia San JoséPueblo ViejoView parish
- Parroquia San JoséSitionuevoView parish
- Parroquia San Juan BautistaCiénagaView parish
- Parroquia San Juan BautistaEl ReténView parish
- Parroquia San Judas TadeoSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Luis BertránZapayánMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Luis Bertrán y Santa AnaSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San PabloPedrazaView parish
- Parroquia San Pedro Mártir de VeronaEl PiñónMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Pedro y San PabloSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia San RafaelTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Vicente de PaúlSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Santa AnaSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Santa MartaSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Santa María Estrella del MarSanta MartaMass times recorded
- Parroquia Santo Cristo Señor de los MilagrosSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Señor de Los MilagrosSanta MartaView parish
- Parroquia Señor de Los MilagrosFundaciónView parish
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.
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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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