Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta

Diocese of Cúcuta Dioecesis Cucutensis
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Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Pamplona
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 803,000 722,000 (89.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 May 1956 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Julio César Vidal Ortiz
Map
File:Mapa Diocesis de Cucuta.svg

File:Catedral de San José de Cúcuta.jpg

San José Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta (Latin: Cucutensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cúcuta in the Ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

History

• 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Cúcuta from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona

Ordinaries

• Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. † (29 May 1956 - 28 Jun 1959) Died
• Pablo Correa León † (22 Jul 1959 - 27 Jul 1970) Resigned
• Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (2 Jun 1971 - 26 Mar 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (26 Jul 1983 - 18 Dec 1990) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
• Rubén Salazar Gómez (11 Feb 1992 - 18 Mar 1999) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla
• Oscar Urbina Ortega (9 Nov 1999 - 30 Nov 2007) Appointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio
• Jaime Prieto Amaya † (1 Dec 2008 - 25 Aug 2010) Died
• Julio César Vidal Ortiz (16 Jul 2011 - present)

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy