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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

Coordinates: 5°31′56″N 73°21′41″W / 5.5321°N 73.3613°W / 5.5321; -73.3613
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Archdiocese of Tunja

Archidioecesis Tunquensis
Location
CountryColombia
Statistics
Area3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
300,000
260,000 (86.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 July 1880 (144 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGabriel Ángel Villa Vahos
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org
Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja (Latin: Tunquensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia.

History

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Special churches

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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  • 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, S.J. † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (see below)
  • Archbishops of Tunja
    • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (also listed above)
    • Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
    • Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. † (2 Feb 1998 – 11 Feb 2020) Retired
    • Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (11 Feb 2020 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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5°31′56″N 73°21′41″W / 5.5321°N 73.3613°W / 5.5321; -73.3613