The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso () 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 cities of

Duitama Duitama () is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It's the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia and northeast of Tunja, the capital of Boyacá. In 2023 Duitama had ...

and

Sogamoso Sogamoso () is a city in the department of Boyacá of Colombia. It is the capital of the Sugamuxi Province, named after the original Sugamuxi. Sogamoso is nicknamed "City of the Sun", based on the original Muisca tradition of pilgrimage and ado ...

in the

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Tunja Tunja () is a municipality and city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 the municipality had a population of 172,548. It is the capital of B ...

in Colombia.

History

*7 March 1955: Established as Diocese of Duitama from Diocese of Tunja *4 June 1994: Renamed as Diocese of Duitama – Sogamoso

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Basilica de Mongui, Duitama

Bishops

Ordinaries

* José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (7 Mar 1955 – 17 Mar 1964) Appointed, Bishop of

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Julio Franco Arango Julio Franco Arango (3 March 1914 – 16 September 1980) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1938, Arango was named bishop in June 1964. In August 1964, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of D ...

† (4 Jun 1964 – 16 Sep 1980) Died *

Jesús María Coronado Caro Jesús María Coronado Caro S.D.B. (January 18, 1918 – December 31, 2010) was a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Biography He was born in Ciénega, Boyacá, Cienega, Colombia and ordained a priest on August 31, 1947, from the religio ...

, S.D.B. † (30 Jul 1981 – 21 Jun 1994) Retired * Carlos Prada Sanmiguel † (21 Jun 1994 Appointed – 15 Oct 2012) Resigned * Misael Vacca Ramirez (18 Apr 2015 Appointed - 31 Dec 2022) Appointed, Archbishop of

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* Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (24 May 2024 Appointed - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino, appointed Bishop of Vélez in 2016

Sources

External links

GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tunja Christian organizations established in 1955 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1955 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub