Suffragan diocese Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala
Columben(sis)-Kunayalen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese on Panama's Caribbean coast, erected 15 December 1988 as the Diocese of Colon and renamed Colon-Kuna Yala on 13 June 1997 to reflect the indigenous Guna territory it serves. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panama, it is seated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Colon.
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- Established
- 1988
- Catholics
- 171,000
- Priests
- 35
- Territory
- 8,167 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Manuel Ochogavia Barahona, O.S.A.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Colón-Kuna Yala, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
First established on 15 December 1988 as the Diocese of Colón, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala took its present name on 13 June 1997. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panamá.
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