Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Zipaquirá | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Zipaquirensis |
Country: | Colombia |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 1 September 1951 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (Cathedral of the Holy Trinity) |
Area Km2: | 7,163 |
Population: | 575,540 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 521,300 |
Catholics Percent: | 90.6 |
Map: | Mapa Diocesis de Zipaquira.svg |
Website: | diocesisdezipaquira.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá (Latin: Zipaquirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Zipaquirá in the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
It was established on September 1, 1951, as the Diocese of Zipaquirá, from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá.
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is in the diocese, but is administratively an ordinary church; the title "cathedral" is unofficial.