Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá
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 (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 171,110 161,133 (94.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 July 1987 (34 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 | |
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[]
- 7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- 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
- (2016.06.29 - present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources[]
External links[]
- Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source?]
- GCatholic.org
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bucaramanga
- Christian organizations established in 1987
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Colombian Roman Catholic diocese stubs