Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira

Diocese of Palmira Dioecesis Palmiranus
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Cali
Statistics
Area	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 700,000 600,000 (85.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 December 1952 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary of Palmar

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

History[]

• 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Palmira from the Diocese of Cali and Archdiocese of Popayán

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1952.12.18 – 1983.08.20)
• José Mario Escobar Serna (1983.08.20 – 2000.10.13)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2001.04.09 – 2007.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
• Abraham Escudero Montoya(2007.02.02 – 2009.11.06)
• Edgar de Jesús García Gil (2010.03.24 – present)

Coadjutor bishop[]

• (1982-1983)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

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

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