The Diocese of Yopal (Latin: Yopalensis) 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 metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja.
Diocese of Yopal Dioecesis Yopalensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,725 km2 (6,844 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 328,937 242,000 (73.6%) |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 October 1999 (24 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral San José |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edgar Aristizábal Quintero |
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Its cathedra is in the Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the episcopal see of Yopal, Casanare Department.
History edit
- 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 edit
As of 2014[update], 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 edit
Bishops of Yopal edit
- Apostolic Administrator Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. (1999.10.29 – 2001.06.22), Titular Bishop of Strongoli (1977.05.30 – 2013.06.11), former Apostolic Vicar of Casanare (Colombia) (1977.05.30 – retired 1999.10.29)
- Misael Vacca Ramirez (2001.06.22 – 2017.05.04), also Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia) (2015.08.15 – 2016.06.29); next Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia) (2015.04.18 – ...)
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2017.05.04 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ (2011.05.04 – 2017.05.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Medellin (Colombia) (2011.05.04 – 2017.05.04).
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