Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia

The Diocese of Armenia (Latin: Armeniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. Its episcopal see is Armenia. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales.

Diocese of Armenia

Dioecesis Armeniensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceManizales
Statistics
Area1,928 km2 (744 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
495,212
408,422 (82.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12 December 1952 (70 years ago)
CathedralCatedral la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos Arturo Quintero Gómez
Map
Website
www.diocesisarmenia.org

History

  • 12 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Armenia from the Diocese of Manizales

Ordinaries

  • José de Jesús Martinez Vargas (1952.12.18 – 1972.02.08) Retired
  • Libardo Ramírez Gómez (1972.02.08 – 1986.10.18) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
  • José Roberto López Londoño (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07) Appointed, Bishop of Jericó
  • Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2003.11.29 – 2012.06.11) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
  • Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, (2014.08.18 – 2017.11.14), appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla
  • Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez (2018.12.04 - present)

See also

Sources

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