Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas
The Diocese of Caldas (Latin: Caldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Colombia. The episcopal see is the city of Caldas. The Diocese of Caldas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín. The Bishop of the Diocese of Caldas is Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez.
Diocese of Caldas Dioecesis Caldensis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Medellín |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 222,400 211,400 (95.1%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 June 1987 (36 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez |
Bishops emeritus | José Soleibe Arbeláez |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdecaldas.org |

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies
History
- 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Caldas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
Bishops
Ordinaries
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Fidel León Cadavid Marin, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2001
See also
References
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