Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama–Sogamoso () is a diocese located in the cities of Duitama and Sogamoso in the ecclesiastical province of Tunja in Colombia.

History

• 7 March 1955: Established as Diocese of Duitama from Diocese of Tunja
• 4 June 1994: Renamed as Diocese of Duitama – Sogamoso

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
• Basilica de Mongui, Duitama

Bishops

Ordinaries

• José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (7 Mar 1955 – 17 Mar 1964) Appointed, Bishop of Ibagué
• Julio Franco Arango † (4 Jun 1964 – 16 Sep 1980) Died
• Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. † (30 Jul 1981 – 21 Jun 1994) Retired
• Carlos Prada Sanmiguel † (21 Jun 1994 Appointed – 15 Oct 2012) Resigned
• Misael Vacca Ramirez (18 Apr 2015 Appointed - 31 Dec 2022) Appointed, Archbishop of Villavicencio
• Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (24 May 2024 Appointed - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino, appointed Bishop of Vélez in 2016

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org