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Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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