The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valledupar ( la, Valleduparensis) is a

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located in the city of

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Caesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. ...

in the

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in Colombia.

History

* 4 December 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Valledupar from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira The Apostolic Vicariate of Goajira was a Roman Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction on the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia. It was exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. History The mission ...

* 25 April 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Valledupar

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Vicar Apostolic of Valledupar (Roman rite) ** Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. (1952.12.04 – 1969.04.25) *

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s of Valledupar (Roman rite) ** Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. (1969.04.25 – 1977.04.05) ** Bishop José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui (1977.09.09 – 2003.06.10) ** Bishop Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. (2003.06.10 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, appointed Bishop of Espinal in 2007

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