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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Tunja
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja () is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia. History *29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada *20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja Special churches *Minor Basilicas: **BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá Bishops Ordinaries * 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 † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (''see below'') * Archbishops of Tunja **Ángel María Ocampo Berrio † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (''also listed above'') **Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned **Lu ...
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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 bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Peru and Ecuador to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia is divided into 32 Departments of Colombia, departments. The Capital District of Bogotá is also the List of cities in Colombia by population, country's largest city hosting the main financial and cultural hub. Other major urban areas include Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Colombia, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Ibagué, Villavicencio and Bucaramanga. It covers an area of 1,141,748 square kilometers (440,831 sq mi) and has a population of around 52 million. Its rich cultural heritage—including language, religion, cuisine, and art—reflects its history as a co ...
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Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (Carlos Mateus Ximenes, born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995) (Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985) (Carlos Santos de Jesus), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlo ...
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Religious Organizations Established In 1880
Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or religious organization, organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendence (religion), transcendental, and spirituality, spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. It is an essentially contested concept. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). and a supernatural being or beings. The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sac ...
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province Of Tunja
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all Latin or Eastern churches, . ''Additional types, exclusively for the Eastern Churches, Ordinariate Use and Extraordinary Form'' Exempt Catholic Dioceses ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Colombia
The diocesan system of Roman Catholic church government in Colombia comprises thirteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 52 dioceses and 13 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop. List of Dioceses Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla * Archdiocese of Barranquilla ** Diocese of El Banco ** Diocese of Riohacha ** Diocese of Santa Marta ** Diocese of Valledupar Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá * Archdiocese of Bogotá ** Diocese of Engativá ** Diocese of Facatativá ** Diocese of Fontibón ** Diocese of Girardot ** Diocese of Soacha ** Diocese of Zipaquirá Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga * Archdiocese of Bucaramanga ** Diocese of Barrancabermeja ** Diocese of Málaga-Soatá ** Diocese of Socorro y San Gil ** Diocese of Vélez Ecclesiastical province of Cali * Archdiocese of Cali ** Diocese of Buenaventura ** Diocese of Buga ** Diocese of Cartago ** Diocese of Palmira ...
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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 52 dioceses, and a Maronite apostolic exarchate. Over 120 religious orders, institutes, and lay organizations run hundreds of primary and secondary schools, hospitals, clinics, orphanages, colleges, and 8 universities across the country. The best known are Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (in Bogotá) and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (in Cali), both Jesuit universities. Based on studies and a survey, about 90% of the Colombian population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are Catholic, while 16.7% adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism) or other Christian groups. In 2020, almost 10,000 priests and over 12,000 nuns served over 4,500 parishes. History Catholicism was introduced to the country in 1508. Two ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Yopal
The Diocese of Yopal () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja, Archdiocese of Tunja. Its cathedra is in the Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the episcopal see of Yopal, Casanare Department. History * Established on 29 October 1999 as Diocese of Yopal, on reassigned territory split off (like the Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad) from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare. Statistics , it pastorally served 294,200 Catholics (96.5% of 305,000 total) on 17,725 km2 in 31 parishes and 19 missions with 48 priests (41 diocesan, 7 religious), 11 deacons, 23 lay religious (11 brothers, 12 sisters) and 23 seminarians. Episcopal ordinaries Bishops of Yopal **''Apostolic Administrator'' Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. (1999.10.29 – 2001.06.22), Titular Bishop o ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Garagoa
The Diocese of Garagoa () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja. Its cathedral is Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the episcopal see of Garagoa, Boyacá Department. History * 26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Garagoa, on territory split off from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Tunja. Statistics , it pastorally served 174,000 Catholics (97.8% of 178,000 total) on 4,400 km² in 31 parishes and 2 missions with 48 priests (47 diocesan, 1 religious), 39 lay religious (1 brother, 38 sisters) and 12 seminarians. Bishops Episcopal ordinaries ;''Suffragan Bishops of Garagoa'' * Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros (1977.04.26 – death 1989.12.27), previously Titular Bishop of Baliana (1967.02.20 – 1970.06.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Tunja (Colom ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Duitama–Sogamoso
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso () is a diocese located in the cities of Duitama and Sogamoso in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja, Tunja 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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué, Ibagué *Julio Franco Arango † (4 Jun 1964 – 16 Sep 1980) Died *Jesús María Coronado Caro, 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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Villavicencio, Villavicencio *Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (24 May 2024 Appointed - ) Other priest of this ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chiquinquirá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá () is a diocese located in the city of Chiquinquirá in the ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia. History *26 April 1977: Established as Diocese of Chiquinquirá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja Ordinaries * Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Apr 1977 – 26 Jul 1983) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta *Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † (19 Jun 1984 – 24 Jun 1997) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military *Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (2 Feb 1998 – 6 Aug 2003) Appointed, Bishop of Engativá *Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte (11 Feb 2004 – 06 Jun 2025) *Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa (06 Jun 2025 – 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 G ...
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Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names ''Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife V ...
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