Diocese of Bogotá

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The Archdiocese of Bogotá is the primatial Latin Church see of Colombia, founded as a diocese in 1562 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1564. Its archbishop holds the title Primate of Colombia and is currently Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio, with suffragan sees including Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, and Zipaquirá.

Archbishop
Luis José Rueda Aparicio
Latin name
Bogoten(sis)
Erected
11 September 1562
Cathedral
Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Primada), Bogotá
Patron
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Bogotá (Archdiocese of Bogotá (metropolitan see))
Catholics
3,800,000
Chancery
Arzobispado, Carrera 7ª N. 10-20, Bogotá, D.C. 1, Colombia
Telephone
Tel. 318.3546.823

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000918 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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