Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira
Diocese of Pereira Dioecesis Pereiranus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manizales |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,126 km2 (2,365 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,200,000 900,000 (75.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1952 (71 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo |
| Bishops emeritus | Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdepereira.org.co | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira (Latin: Diocesis Pereiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Pereira from the Diocese of Manizales and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo (1952.12.18 – 1976.07.01)
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1976.07.01 – 1992.12.16) Appointed, Archbishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
- Fabio Suescún Mutis (1993.11.20 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (2001.07.25 – 2011.07.15)
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2011.07.15 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1971-1976); future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1988-1996), appointed Bishop of Buenaventura (later returned here as Bishop)
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1984-1987), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (2015-2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- Julio Hernando García Peláez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2005
- Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, appointed Bishop of Buenaventura in 2017
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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