The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso ( la, Duitamensis– Sogamosensis) 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, pro ...

located in the cities of

Duitama Duitama () is a city and municipality in the department of Boyacá. It is the capital of the Tundama Province. Duitama is located northeast of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia and northeast of Tunja, the capital Boyacá. Duitama has ex ...

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 ador ...

in the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

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

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 José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (12 November 1916 – 22 June 1996) was a Roman Catholic Bishop in Colombia. He was Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso from 1955 to 1964, then Bishop from 1964 to 1974 and Archbishop from 1974 to 1993 of Ibagué Ibagu ...

† (7 Mar 1955 – 17 Mar 1964) Appointed, Bishop of

Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country, ...

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 Du ...

† (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 Cienega, Colombia and ordained a priest on August 31, 1947, from the religious order of Salesi ...

, S.D.B. † (30 Jul 1981 – 21 Jun 1994) Retired *

Carlos Prada Sanmiguel Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (27 December 1939 − 16 August 2013) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1966, Prada Sanmiguel was named bishop in 1988. In 1994, he was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama ...

† (21 Jun 1994 Appointed – 15 Oct 2012) Resigned * Misael Vacca Ramirez (18 Apr 2015 Appointed - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...

, 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