Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

Diocese of Ocaña Dioecesis Ocaniensis


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Pamplona
Statistics
Area	18,000 km² (6,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 417,514 352,137 (84.3%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	26 October 1962 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Anne's Cathedral, Ocaña
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Bishops emeritus	Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña (Latin: Ocaniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ocaña in the ecclesiastical province of Nueva Pamplona in Colombia.

The diocese was created on 26 October 1962 by Pope John XXIII, covering the departments of Norte de Santander and Cesar. It covers 18,000 km², and includes 18 towns and two townships in the municipality of La Esperanza (whose head belongs to the Nueva Pamplona).

History

26 October 1962: Established as Diocese of Ocaña from the Diocese of Santa Marta

Ordinaries

Rafael Sarmiento Peralta † (26 Oct 1962 – 24 Jul 1972) Appointed, Bishop of Neiva
Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (24 Jul 1972 – 10 Oct 1992) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra (28 Jun 1993 – 15 May 2014) Retired
Gabriel Ángel Villa Vahos (15 May 2014 – 11 Feb 2020) Appointed, Archbishop of Tunja
Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (27 February 2021 – 8 January 2023)