Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiquinquirá

The diocese Chiquinquirá (Latin: Dioecesis Chiquinquirensis, Spanish: diócesis de Chiquinquirá ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Chiquinquirá.

History

The diocese Chiquinquirá was on April 26, 1977 Pope Paul VI. built with the Papal Bull Qui Divino Consilio out of territory of the Archdiocese of Tunja and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Chiquinquirá

  • Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo PSS, 1977-1983, then Bishop of Cúcuta
  • Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos, 1984-1997, then Military Bishop of Colombia
  • Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón, 1998-2003, then Bishop of Engativá
  • Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte, since 2004
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