The Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá () 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 northwest of

Cundinamarca Department Department of Cundinamarca (, ) is one of the departments of Colombia. Its area covers (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,919,060 as of 2018. It was created on August 5, 1886, under the constitutional terms pre ...

in Colombia. Its see is the city of

Facatativá Facatativá is a city and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 18 miles (31 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks of ...

; the diocese is part of the

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Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

in Colombia. The diocesan territory includes the municipalities of

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Bojacá Bojacá is a municipality and town of the Western Savanna Province, Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of on the Bogotá savanna at from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Zipacó ...

, El Rosal,

Funza Funza () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, of the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. Funza is situated on the Bogotá savanna, the southwestern part of the Altiplano C ...

, Guayabal de Síquima, La Vega,

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, Nimaima, Nocaima,

Quebradanegra Quebradanegra () is a municipality and town of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainlan ...

, San Francisco de Sales, Sasaima, Subachoque,

Supatá Supatá is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Gualivá Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Supatá is located north of the Colombian capital Bogotá. Supatá borders the municipalities Pacho, Vergara, Subachoque, La Veg ...

Tabio Tabio is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. It is located from Bogotá. The town was officially founded April 8, 1603, by Diego Gómez de Mena, on grounds that w ...

, Tenjo,

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Útica Utica is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia located some 127 kilometers from Bogotá. The village lies at an altitude of 506 meters above sea level and has an average daily temperature of 26 °C. Utica grew from ...

, Vergara,

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and

Zipacón Zipacón () is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Western Savanna Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre of Zipacón is situated at an altitude of on the Bogotá savanna, the southern flatlands of the Altiplan ...

in Cundinamarca. The diocese is bordered by the Diocese of Zipaquirá to the north, the Dioceses of

Engativá Engativá is the 10th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by lower middle and working class residents. Etymology Engativá is either derived from ''Ingativá''; ''cacique'' Inga; "Land ...

and

Fontibón Fontibon is the 9th locality of Bogotá. It is located in the west of the city. This district is mostly inhabited by low and middle class residents. El Dorado International Airport is located in this district. Etymology The origin of the city ...

to the east, the Diocese of Girardot to the southwest, and the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas to the northwest.

History

The Diocese of Facatativá was erected on 16 March 1962 from territory of the

Archdiocese of Bogotá In 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 provinces were administratively associated ...

and the Diocese of Zipaquirá. Raúl Zambrano Camader was appointed the first bishop of the diocese. In 1971, the Bishops of Zipaquirá and Facatativá agreed to transfer the parishes of La Peña,

Topaipí Topaipí is a municipality and town of Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bor ...

and San Antonio de Aguilera (a rural parish of Topaipí) back to the Diocese of Zipaquirá. On 29 March 1984, the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas was erected, including territory ceded from the Diocese of Facatativá and two others.

Seminary

Seminarians from the Diocese of Facatativá attend the

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Bishops

Ordinaries

*Raul Zambrano Camader (26 April 1962 – 18 December 1972) *Hernando Velásquez Lotero (27 April 1973 – 18 May 1985) *Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (15 April 1986 – 13 November 2010) * Luis Antonio Nova Rocha (22 January 2011 – 9 April 2013) *

José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (born 24 April 1961 in Bogotá) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and metropolitan archbishop of Manizales. Priesthood Upon discovering his religious vocation in 1979, he entered the Major Seminary of Manizales, where ...

(23 Feb 2015 – 25 April 2021)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Jaime Prieto Amaya Jaime Prieto Amaya (June 27, 1941 – August 25, 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insu ...

, appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja in 1993

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