Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas

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Diocese of Caldas Dioecesis Caldensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area	1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 222,400 211,400 (95.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 June 1987 (34 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
www.diocesisdecaldas.org

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies

The Diocese of Caldas (Latin: Caldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Colombia. The episcopal see is the city of Caldas. The Diocese of Caldas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín. As 19 October 2021, the cathedra of the Diocese of Caldas is sede vacante.

History[]

• 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Caldas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. (1988.06.18 – 2002.03.01) Appointed, Bishop of Apartadó
• José Soleibe Arbeláez (2002.12.06 – 2015.01.28)
• (2015.01.28 – 2021.10.19) Appointed, Bishop of Cartago

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2001

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References[]

External links[]

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 6°05′30″N 75°38′11″W / 6.0918°N 75.6363°W / 6.0918; -75.6363

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