Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal

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Diocese of Yopal

Dioecesis Yopalensis
Escudo de la Diocesis de Yopal.svg
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Tunja
Statistics
Area17,725 km2 (6,844 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
328,937
242,000 (73.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established29 October 1999 (21 years ago)
CathedralCatedral San José
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Edgar Aristizábal Quintero
Map
Mapa Diocesis de Yopal.svg
Cathedral of St. Joseph Yopalciudad.jpg
Cathedral of St. Joseph

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal (Latin : Yopalensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja, in eastern central Colombia.

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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the city of Yopal, Casanare Department.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, 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

(all Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Yopal

See also

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