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Diocese of Zipaquirá

Dioecesis Zipaquirensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1 September 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bogotá
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 7,065 (2,728 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle 5 N. 7-20, Zipaquira [Cundinamarca], Colombia
  • Telephone: (1)85.23.010
  • Fax: 85.23.011

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 September 1951ErectedArchdiocese of Bogotá (Cogua, Nemocòn, San Cayetano, Suesca, Villapinzón, Chaguani, Guachetù, Cunubà, Caparrapi, Utica, La Paz de Calamoimaf Puerto Salgar, Manta, Tibirita, Supatà, Paime, Villagòmez, Fùquene, Simijaca, El Peñón, Yacopì, San Antonio de Aguilera, El Carmen de...) Diocese of Zipaquirá (erected)
16 March 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of Bogotá (Funza, Mosquera, Madrid, Bojacá, Zipacón, Tenjo, Facatativá, Alban, Guayabal de Síquima, Tabio, Subachoque, El Rosal, San Francisco, La Vega, Sasaima, Villeta, and Quebradanegra)
Diocese of Zipaquirá (Cha-guaní, Guaduas, La Paz de Calamoina, Supata, Vergara, Nocaima, Nimaima, La Peña, Utica, Topaipí, San Antonio de Aguilera, La Palma, Caparrapí, Yacopí, and Puerto Salgar)
Diocese of Facatativá (erected)
28 October 1971Territory AddedDiocese of Facatativá (Tapaipi, San Antonio de Aguilera, Tudela, and La Peña) Diocese of Zipaquirá

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965288,800289,50099.8%59551142,53310730239ap1967
1970341,000342,50099.6%5444983,4798335239ap1971
1976381,672382,87299.7%5829874,3876123747ap1977
1980440,000444,00099.1%6234964,5838027546ap1981
1990544,000550,00098.9%94241184,6106830849ap1991
1999521,637550,70494.7%112191313,9815624663ap2000
2000544,488550,70498.9%114221364,0036820564ap2001
2001544,488550,70498.9%120221423,8349934769ap2002
2002544,284548,50099.2%114221364,0027627869ap2003
2003544,300548,00099.3%114151294,2196028170ap2004
2004521,300575,54090.6%120151353,8617328171ap2005
2010572,000616,00092.9%125171424,0286427473ap2011
2014673,699699,90996.3%145231684,0108032575ap2015
2017687,225718,24995.7%148241723,99511527175ap2018
2020755,850846,09189.3%139351744,34311824874ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 441, to Page 444
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 67, and Page 68

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