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 (96%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 March 1895 (129 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de La Santa Cruz in San Gil |
Co-cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Socorro in Socorro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Augusto Campos Flórez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ismael Rueda Sierra |
Bishops emeritus | Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz |
Map | |
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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.
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 (96%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 March 1895 (129 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de La Santa Cruz in San Gil |
Co-cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Socorro in Socorro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Augusto Campos Flórez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ismael Rueda Sierra |
Bishops emeritus | Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz |
Map | |
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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.