Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Colombia
Diocese of the Catholic Church
Diocese of Cartago Dioecesis Carthadensis in Colombia | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Cali |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 523,000 515,000 (98.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 March 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Valle del Cauca |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | César Alcides Balbín Tamayo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
Bishops emeritus | José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdecartago.org |
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
- José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, 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
- Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1992
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 2011
- Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2015
See also
Sources
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source?]
- GCatholic.org
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- Archdiocese of Cali
- Diocese of Buenaventura
- Diocese of Buga
- Diocese of Cartago
- Diocese of Palmira
- Military Ordinariate of Colombia
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- Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida
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- Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia
- Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro
- Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad
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