Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá
Appearance
Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Dioecesis Malagensis-Soatensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Bucaramanga |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,466 km2 (2,883 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 171,110 161,133 (94.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 July 1987 (37 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga |
Co-cathedral | Co-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Libardo Garcés Monsalve |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ismael Rueda Sierra |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesismalagasoata.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá (Latin: Malagensis–Soatensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Málaga and Soatá in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Buga
- Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
- Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
- José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - 2021.11.20)
- Félix Ramírez Barajas (2022.10.01 - present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019
See also
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