Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Colombia

Diocese of Cartago Dioecesis Carthadensis in Colombia
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Cali
Statistics
Area	4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 523,000 515,000 (98.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 March 1962 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	César Alcides Balbín Tamayo
Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	, O.A.R.
Map
Website
www.diocesisdecartago.org

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago (Latin: Carthaden(sis) in Colombia) is a diocese located in the city of Cartago in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.

History[]

• 16 March 1962: Established as Diocese of Cartago from the Diocese of Cali

Bishops[]

• José Gabriel Calderón Contreras (26 April 1962 – 19 April 1995)
• Luis Madrid Merlano (19 April 1995 – 30 March 2010) appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
• , O.A.R. (21 October 2010 – 31 October 2020)
• César Alcides Balbín Tamayo (19 October 2021 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1992
• , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 2011
• , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2015

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 4°41′55″N 75°55′35″W / 4.6985°N 75.9264°W / 4.6985; -75.9264

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