Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro

Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro
Dioecesis Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Medellín
Statistics
Area 7,300 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
565,000
550,000 (97.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 18 March 1957 (61 years ago)
Cathedral Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral, Sonsón
Co-cathedral Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop sede vacante
Map
Website
www.diosonrio.org.co

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

  • 18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
  • 20 April 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro

Special churches

  • Minor Basilica:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, La Ceja

Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Sonsón
    • Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (18 Mar 1957 – 13 Jul 1960) Appointed, Bishop of Cali
    • Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (12 Feb 1961 – 27 Mar 1968) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • Bishops of Sonsón–Rionegro
    • Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (6 Apr 1968 – 16 Feb 1993) Retired
    • Flavio Calle Zapata (16 Feb 1993 – 10 Jan 2003) Appointed, Archbishop of Ibagué
    • Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (25 Apr 2003 – 16 Feb 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
    • Fidel León Cadavid Marin (2 Feb 2011 – present)

Cathedral of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá in Sonsón (left) Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Rionegro (right)

See also

Sources


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