Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga
Diocese of Buga Dioecesis Buguensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cali |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,997 km2 (1,543 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 569,127 491,127 (86.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 June 1966 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Pedro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
| Bishops emeritus | Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdebuga.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga (Latin: Buguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Buga in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 29 June 1966: Established as Diocese of Buga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali and Diocese of Palmira
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica del Señor de los Milagros de Buga
Ordinaries
[edit]- Julián Mendoza Guerrero (1967.01.03 – 1984.08.04)
- Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1985.01.17 – 2001.01.19)
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (2001.01.19 – 2012.05.10)
- Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez (2012.05.10 – present)
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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3°53′57″N 76°18′10″W / 3.8993°N 76.3027°W
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