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)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta

See also

Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nueva Pamplona

Christian organizations established in 1956

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cúcuta