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Diocese of Socorro y San Gil

Dioecesis Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii



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General Information

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Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Socorro
20 March 1895ErectedDiocese of Nueva Pamplona Diocese of Socorro (erected)
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
19 January 1928Name ChangedDiocese of Socorro Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
2 April 1928Territory LostDiocese of Nueva Pamplona
Diocese of Santa Marta
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Territorial Prelature of Río Magdalena (erected)
29 May 1956Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Socorro y San Gil (from Bogotá)
20 June 1964Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Socorro y San Gil (from Nueva Pamplona)
14 December 1974Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Socorro y San Gil (from Tunja)
14 May 2003Territory LostDiocese of Socorro y San Gil (Albania, Barbosa, Bolivar, Chipatá, El Guacamayo, El Peñón, Guavatá, Güepsa, Jesús María, La Aguada, La Belleza, La Paz, Lándazuri, Puente Nacional, San Benito, Santa Elena, Sucre, and Vélez) Diocese of Vélez (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
1950345,406345,546100.0%6025854,0634720950ap1951
1966418,748424,15998.7%78231014,1462321560ap1967
1970402,000410,00098.0%93131063,7921931859ap1971
1976300,000390,00076.9%856913,296835264ap1977
1980460,500462,60099.5%827895,174926064ap1981
1990397,000407,00097.5%94121063,7451430969ap1991
1999429,350445,70096.3%12781353,1801625773ap2000
2000429,350445,70096.3%13081383,1111625773ap2001
2001429,350445,70096.3%13381413,0451625773ap2002
2002426,279439,47997.0%13861442,9601321973ap2003
2003255,217255,67799.8%11041142,2381116846ap2004
2004246,749254,38197.0%874912,711716446ap2005
2010264,000274,00096.4%10351082,444611747ap2011
2014246,198286,60085.9%9551002,461512251ap2015
2017285,360296,40096.3%10061062,6921611553ap2018
2020227,970240,32294.9%11261181,931176353ap2021
2022226,635240,32294.3%11571221,857287853ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 97, and Page 98
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 693, to Page 695
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 361, and Page 362
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 165, and Page 166

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