Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga
Diocese of Buga Dioecesis Buguensis | |
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Location | |
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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
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