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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tunja

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja (Latin: Tunquensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Tunja in Colombia.

History

Special churches

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, S.J. † (6 Dec 1950 – 20 Jun 1964) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja (see below)
  • Archbishops of Tunja
    • Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † (20 Jun 1964 – 20 Feb 1970) Resigned (also listed above)
    • Augusto Trujillo Arango † (20 Feb 1970 – 2 Feb 1998) Resigned
    • Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. † (2 Feb 1998 – 11 Feb 2020) Retired
    • Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (11 Feb 2020 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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