Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Facatativá (Latin: Facatativensis) is a diocese located in the northwest of Cundinamarca Department in Colombia. Its see is the city of Facatativá; the diocese is part of the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
Diocese of Facatativá Dioecesis Facatativensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Bogotá |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,311 km2 (892 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 546,000 512,000 (93.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 March 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de la Santísima Virgen del Rosario[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Gabriel Romero Franco |
Map | |
Website | |
Diócesis de Facatativá |
The diocesan territory includes the municipalities of Albán, Bojacá, El Rosal, Facatativá, Funza, Guayabal de Síquima, La Vega, Madrid, Mosquera, Nimaima, Nocaima, Quebradanegra, San Francisco de Sales, Sasaima, Subachoque, Supatá, Tabio, Tenjo, Tobía, Útica, Vergara, Villeta and Zipacón in Cundinamarca.[2]
The diocese is bordered by the Diocese of Zipaquirá to the north, the Dioceses of Engativá and Fontibón to the east, the Diocese of Girardot to the southwest, and the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas to the northwest.[2]