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 Señora de La Medalla MilagrosaSanta MartaView parish
- Santuario Mariano Nuestra Señora de FátimaSanta MartaView parish
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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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