Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala
Columben(sis)-Kunayalen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 June 1997
- Latin
- Columben(sis)-Kunayalen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001192
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 171,000
- Population
- 237,019
- Catholic share
- 72.1%
- Priests
- 35
- Catholics per priest
- 4,886
- Extent
- 8,167 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 21
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Manuel Ochogavia Barahona, O.S.A.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Panama
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Panama.
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Vicariate of DariénDarién
- Archdiocese of PanamáPanamá
- Diocese of ChitréChitré
- Diocese of PenonoméPenonomé
- Diocese of Santiago de VeraguasSantiago de Veraguas
- Territorial Prelature of Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].