Diocese of Colón–Kuna Yala, Panama 🇵🇦

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Colón–Kuna Yala / Columben(sis)–Kunayalen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Panamá

Neighbouring Dioceses: Penonomé (↙), Santiago de Veraguas (←), Apartadó (→), Darién (↘), Panamá (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1988.12.15: Established as Diocese of Colón / Colonen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Darién and became suffragan of Panamá)
1997.06.13: Renamed as Diocese of Colón–Kuna Yala / Columben(sis)–Kunayalen(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.07.07 – ...):

Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Colón–Kuna Yala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (59)
(2014.07.07 – ...)

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)

Amor vincit omnia

Born:	1967.07.23 (Las Tablas, Panama)
Ordained Priest:	2002.05.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.09.27

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) (2014.07.07 – ...)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Panama (2016.01 – 2025.01.07)

Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.04.30 – 2014.07.07)

Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (63)
(2005.06.18 – 2013.04.30)

Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama)

In nomine tuo Domine / En tu nombre Señor

Born:	1963.08.04 (Cañazas, Panama)
Ordained Priest:	1990.08.04
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.08.06

Priest of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) (1990.08.04 – 2005.06.18)

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) (2005.06.18 – 2013.04.30)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Panama (2010 – 2016.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) (2013.04.30 – 2014.07.07)

Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) (2013.04.30 – ...)

Bishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.
(1997.06.13 – 2005.06.18)

Fuertes en la fe

Born:	1928.12.06 (Marcilla, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1953.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.11.21
Died:	2015.08.29 († 86)

Titular Bishop of Nigræ maiores (1981.07.22 – 1988.12.15)

Vicar Apostolic of Darién (Panama) (1981.07.22 – 1988.12.15)

Bishop of Colón (Panama) (1988.12.15 – 1997.06.13)

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama) (1997.06.13 – 2005.06.18)

Bishops of Colón (Roman Rite)

Bishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.
(1988.12.15 – 1997.06.13)

(see above)

Special Churches

Penonomé (↙), Santiago de Veraguas (←), Apartadó (→), Darién (↘), Panamá (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,208 km²

Population: 220,830 Catholics (73.1% of 302,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 33 priests (28 diocesan, 5 religious), 35 religious (10 brothers, 25 sisters), 6 seminarians