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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chiquinquirá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá () is a diocese located in the city of Chiquinquirá in the ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia. History *26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja Ordinaries * Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Apr 1977 – 26 Jul 1983) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta *Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † (19 Jun 1984 – 24 Jun 1997) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military *Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (2 Feb 1998 – 6 Aug 2003) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá *Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (11 Feb 2004 – 06 Jun 2025) *Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (06 Jun 2025 – present) See also *Roman Catholicism in Colombia The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia. Organization It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 5 ... Sources External links G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Tunja
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja () is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia. History *29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada *20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá Bishops Ordinaries * Bishops of Tunja **Severo Garcia † (18 Nov 1881 – 19 Apr 1886) Resigned **Giuseppe Benigno Perilla † (17 Mar 1887 – 13 Mar 1903) Died **Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † (24 Jun 1905 – 31 Mar 1932) Died ** Crisanto Luque Sánchez † (9 Sep 1932 – 14 Jul 1950) Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 1953) **Ángel María Ocampo Berrio † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (''see below'') * Archbishops of Tunja **Ángel María Ocampo Berrio † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (''also listed above'') **Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned **Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Bishopric Of Colombia
The Military Bishopric of Colombia () is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Colombian Armed Forces and their families. History It was first established as a military vicariate on 13 October 1949, with the first military vicar was appointed on 14 July 1950. It was elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. The military ordinary's seat is located at the Military Cathedral of Jesus Christ Redeemer (''Catedral Castrense Jesucristo Redentor'') in the city of Bogotá. Office holders Military vicars * Crisanto Luque Sánchez (appointed 14 July 1950 – died 7 May 1959); elevated to Cardinal in 1953 * Luis Concha Córdoba (appointed 19 May 1959 – retired 29 July 1972); elevated to Cardinal in 1961 * Aníbal Muñoz Duque (appointed 30 July 1972 – retired 7 June 1985); elevated to Cardinal in 1973 * Mario Revollo Bravo (appointed 25 June 1984 – resigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Organizations Established In 1977
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term '' mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province Of Tunja
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all Latin or Eastern churches, . ''Additional types, exclusively for the Eastern Churches, Ordinariate Use and Extraordinary Form'' Exempt Catholic Dioceses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
