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Diocese of

Cúcuta

Colombia Colombia

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Area: 2,200 km²

Population: 871,000 Catholics (90.9% of 958,280 total) (2018)

Statistics: 101 parishes, 66 missions, 159 priests (130 diocesan, 29 religious), 6 deacons, 165 lay religious (34 brothers, 131 sisters), 71 seminarians (2018)

Ecclesiastical Province: Nueva Pamplona

Neighbouring Dioceses: Ocaña (↖), Tibú (↑), San Cristóbal de Venezuela (→), Nueva Pamplona (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

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History

Special Churches

Ocaña (↖), Tibú (↑), San Cristóbal de Venezuela (→), Nueva Pamplona (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.10.04 – ...):Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cúcuta (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)Permalink
(2021.10.04 – ...)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Born:1967.09.26 (Aguadas, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1993.11.27
Consecrated Bishop:2016.09.01

Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia) (2016.06.29 – 2021.10.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2021.01.20 – 2021.10.04)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2021.10.04 – ...)

Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)Bishop José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (54)Permalink
(Apostolic Administrator 2021.01.20 – 2021.10.04)

Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (58)Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (58)Permalink
(2015.07.24 – 2020.12.07)

Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia)

In nomine Jesu Christi

Born:1962.10.18 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1986.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:2006.04.01

Titular Bishop of San Leone (2006.01.24 – 2011.01.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) (2006.01.24 – 2011.01.24)

Bishop of Málaga–Soatá (Colombia) (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2015.07.24 – 2020.12.07)

Military Ordinary of Colombia (Colombia) (2020.12.07 – ...)

Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (77)Bishop Julio César Vidal Ortiz (77)Permalink
(2011.07.16 – 2015.07.24)

Bishop emeritus of Cúcuta (Colombia)

Born:1944.06.19 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1973.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:1994.02.18

Bishop-Prelate of Alto Sinú (Colombia) (1993.12.16 – 1998.12.29)

Bishop of Montelíbano (Colombia) (1998.12.29 – 2001.10.31)

Apostolic Administrator of Montelíbano (Colombia) (2001.10.31 – 2002.10.28)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (2001.10.31 – 2011.07.16)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2011.07.16 – 2015.07.24)

Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano (74)Archbishop Luis Madrid Merlano (74)Permalink
(Apostolic Administrator 2010.09.01 – 2011.07.16)

Bishop Jaime Prieto AmayaPermalink
(2008.12.01 – 2010.08.25)

Born:1941.03.27 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1965.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:1993.12.11
Died:2010.08.25 († 69)

Bishop of Barrancabermeja (Colombia) (1993.11.11 – 2008.12.01)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (2008.12.01 – 2010.08.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (2009.09 – 2010.03.30)

Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (74)Bishop Oscar Urbina Ortega (74) (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1999.11.09 – 2007.11.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia)

Born:1947.04.13 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1973.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1996.04.13

Titular Bishop of Forconio (1996.03.08 – 1999.11.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1996.03.08 – 1999.11.09)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1999.11.09 – 2007.11.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Villavicencio (Colombia) (2007.11.30 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2014.07.09 – 2017.07.05)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2017.07.05 – 2021.07.04)

Twitter FeedCardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (79)Bishop Rubén Salazar Gómez (79) (later Cardinal)Permalink
(1992.02.11 – 1999.03.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia)

Tunc dixi ecce venio

Born:1942.09.22 (Bogotá, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1967.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:1992.03.25
Created Cardinal:2012.11.24

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1992.02.11 – 1999.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2008.07.03 – 2014.07.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (2010.07.08 – 2020.04.25)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2011.05.19 – 2015.05.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella (2012.11.24 [2013.04.28] – ...)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2015.05.13 – 2019.05.15)

Bishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1983.07.26 – 1990.12.18)

Que todos sean uno

Born:1934.10.07 (Manizales, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1958.11.09
Consecrated Bishop:1974.09.15
Died:2021.07.21 (Pereira, Colombia † 86)

Titular Bishop of Obba (1974.08.08 – 1977.04.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1974.08.08 – 1977.04.26)

Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – 1983.07.26)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1983.07.26 – 1990.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1990.12.18 – 1997.02.13)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1996 – 2002)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1997.02.13 – 2010.02.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Cartago (Colombia) (2010.05 – 2010.10.21)

Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (89)Bishop Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (89) (later Cardinal)Permalink
(1971.06.02 – 1983.03.26)

Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:1932.09.13 (Cartago, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1972.07.11
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1971.06.02 – 1983.03.26)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1983.03.26 – 1985.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1990 – 1996)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1994.12.27 – 2010.07.08)

Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2002 – 2005.07.05)

Bishop Pablo Correa LeónPermalink
(1959.07.22 – 1970.07.27)

Born:1918.06.05 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1941.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:1957.02.25
Died:1980.08.19 († 62)

Titular Bishop of Gisipa (1956.11.10 – 1959.07.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1956.11.10 – 1959.07.22)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1959.07.22 – 1970.07.27)

Titular Bishop of Columnata (1970.07.27 – 1970.12.22)

Bishop Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M.Permalink
(1956.05.29 – 1959.06.28)

Born:1894.08.25 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1918.03.10
Consecrated Bishop:1946.01.06
Died:1959.06.28 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Aradus (1945.11.03 – 1956.05.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1945.11.03 – 1956.05.29)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1956.05.29 – 1959.06.28)

as of 2021.10.04

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