Diocese of Cúcuta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta () 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 – 24 Jul 2015) Resigned Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (24 Jul 2015 – 7 Dec 2020) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (4 Oct 2021 – present)

See also Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links GCatholic.org