The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas (Latin: Aureatensis-Guaduensis) is a diocese located in the cities of La Dorada and Guaduas in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.
Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas Dioecesis Aureatensis-Guaduensis | |
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![]() Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas | |
Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales |
Metropolitan | La Dorada, Caldas |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total | (as of 2004) 294,000 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | March 29, 1984 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, La Dorada |
Co-cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel of Guaduas |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hency Martínez Vargas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo |
Bishops emeritus | Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez |
Map | |
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Website | |
diocesisdeladoradaguaduas.org |
History
edit- 29 March 1984: Established as Diocese of La Dorada – Guaduas from the Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Diocese of Facatativá and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales
Cathedral
editBishops
editOrdinaries
edit- Fabio Betancur Tirado (1984.03.29 – 1996.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Manizales
- Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (1999.06.05 – 2019.01.13)
- Hency Martínez Vargas (2019.01.13 - present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, appointed Bishop of San José del Guaviare in 2016
- Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez, appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja in 2020
See also
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