The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Cúcuta
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.
History
*29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
Ordinaries
*Luis Pérez Hernández,
C.I.M.
The Congregation of Jesus and Mary (), abbreviated CIM or (CJM) also known as the Eudists (Latin: ''Congregatio Eudistarum''), is a society of apostolic life of Pontifical Right for men in the Catholic Church. It was established on March 25, 16 ...
† (29 May 1956 – 28 Jun 1959) Died
*Pablo Correa León † (22 Jul 1959 – 27 Jul 1970) Resigned
*
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (2 Jun 1971 – 26 Mar 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
*
Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo,
P.S.S. (26 Jul 1983 – 18 Dec 1990) Appointed, Archbishop of
Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an a ...
*
Rubén Salazar Gómez
Jesús Rubén Darío Salazar Gómez (; born 22 September 1942) is a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá from 2010 to 2020. He was made a cardinal in 2012. He was Metropolitan Archbishop of Barra ...
(11 Feb 1992 – 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...
*
Oscar Urbina Ortega
Oscar Urbina Ortega (born 13 April 1947) is a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the second Archbishop of Villavicencio from 2007 to 2022.
Biography
Oscar Urbina Ortega was born in Arboledas, and ordained to the pri ...
(9 Nov 1999 – 30 Nov 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of
Villavicencio
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. The capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The municipality had a population of 531,275 in 2018. The city is located at 4°08'N, 73°40'W, 75 km (about 45 ...
*
Jaime Prieto Amaya † (1 Dec 2008 – 25 Aug 2010) Died
*Julio César Vidal Ortiz (16 Jul 2011 – 24 Jul 2015) Resigned
*Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (24 Jul 2015 – 7 Dec 2020) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
*José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (4 Oct 2021 – 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
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Pamplona
Christian organizations established in 1956
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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