Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
| Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Dioecesis Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bucaramanga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,250 km2 (4,730 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 254,3818 246,749 (2004%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1895 (121 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Socorro in Socorro |
| Co-cathedral | Catedral de La Santa Cruz in San Gil |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdesocorroysangil.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil (Latin: Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii) is a diocese located in the cities of Socorro and San Gil in the Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.
History
- 20 March 1895: Established as Diocese of Socorro from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
- 19 January 1928: Renamed as Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Socorro (Roman rite)
- Evaristo Blanco (1897.04.09 – 1909.03.27)
- Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1910.10.18 – 1913.12.16)
- Antonio Vincenzo Arenas (1914.05.28 – 1922.07.12)
- Bishops of Socorro y San Gil (Roman rite)
- Leonida Medina (1923.03.07 – 1947.07.19)
- Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1947.07.19 – 1950.12.06)
- Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1951.04.08 – 1952.12.18)
- Pedro José Rivera Mejía (1953.02.20 – 1975.10.25)
- Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1975.10.25 – 1980.01.19)
- Víctor Manuel López Forero (1980.12.06 – 1985.06.07)
- Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. (1986.03.06 – 2001.11.03)
- Ismael Rueda Sierra (2003.06.27 – 2009.02.13)
- Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (2010.02.02 - Present)
See also
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Socorro. |
External links
| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
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