Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tunja

Archdiocese of Tunja Archidioecesis Tunquensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	3,621 km2 (1,398 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 300,000 260,000 (86.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 July 1880 (141 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de Santiago Apóstol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (elect)
Bishops emeritus	, I.M.C.
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdetunja.org

Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle

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

History[]

• 29 July 1880: Established as Diocese of Tunja from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
• 20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja

Special churches[]

• Minor Basilicas:
  • BVM Rosary in Chiquinquirá

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 -)

Auxiliary bishops[]

• † (1882-1892), appointed Bishop of Antioquía
• † (1931-1932), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal
• † (1967-1970), appointed Bishop of Jericó

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• † , appointed Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Pamplona in 1951
• , appointed Bishop of Arauca in 2003
• , appointed Bishop of Arauca in 2010
• , appointed Bishop of Neiva in 2012
• , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona in 2016
• , appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2016

Suffragan dioceses[]

• Chiquinquirá
• Duitama–Sogamoso
• Garagoa
• Yopal

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Tunja.

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 5°31′56″N 73°21′41″W / 5.5321°N 73.3613°W / 5.5321; -73.3613

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