The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña ( la, Ocaniensis) is a
diocese located in the city of
Ocaña in the
ecclesiastical province of
Nueva Pamplona
Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the Departments of Colombia, department.
History Colonization
The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva ...
in
Colombia
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.
The diocese was created on 26 October 1962 by Pope
John XXIII, covering the departments of
Norte de Santander and
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
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. It covers 18,000 km², and includes 18 towns and two townships in the municipality of
La Esperanza (whose head belongs to the
Nueva Pamplona
Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the Departments of Colombia, department.
History Colonization
The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva ...
).
History
*26 October 1962: Established as Diocese of Ocaña from the
Diocese of Santa Marta
Ordinaries
*Rafael Sarmiento Peralta † (26 Oct 1962 – 24 Jul 1972) Appointed, Bishop of
Neiva
*Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (24 Jul 1972 – 10 Oct 1992) Appointed, Archbishop of
Santa Fe de Antioquia
*Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra (28 Jun 1993 – 15 May 2014) Retired
*
Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos
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(15 May 2014 – 11 Feb 2020) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja
*
Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz
Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (14 October 1965 – 8 January 2023) was a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate.
Ramírez Díaz was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1993. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El B ...
(27 February 2021 – 8 January 2023)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Pamplona
Christian organizations established in 1962
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Ocaña, Norte de Santander
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