Diocese of

Colón–Kuna Yala

Panama Panama

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Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

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

Ecclesiastical Province: Panamá

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.07.07 – ...):Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (57)Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (57)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Panama

Ordinaries

Bishops of Colón–Kuna Yala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (57)Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. (57)
(2014.07.07 – ...)

Bishop of Colón–Kuna Yala (Panama)
General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of 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 – ...)

Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (61)Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (61)
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.04.30 – 2014.07.07)

Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (61)Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar (61)
(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 (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

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

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