Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopal
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The Diocese of Yopal (Latin: Yopalensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tunja.
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Diocese of Yopal Dioecesis Yopalensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Tunja |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,725 km2 (6,844 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 328,937 242,000 (73.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 29 October 1999 (24 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral San José |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edgar Aristizábal Quintero |
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Its cathedra is in the Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in the episcopal see of Yopal, Casanare Department.