Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas

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
Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales
MetropolitanLa Dorada, Caldas
Statistics
Area8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total		(as of 2004)
294,000
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedMarch 29, 1984
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of La Dorada
Co-cathedralCathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel of Guaduas
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHency Martínez Vargas
Metropolitan ArchbishopGonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
Bishops emeritusOscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez
Map
Website
diocesisdeladoradaguaduas.org

History
  • 29 March 1984: Established as Diocese of La Dorada – Guaduas from the Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Diocese of Facatativá and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales

Cathedral
Facade of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of La Dorada Cathedral.

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • 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
  • Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, appointed Bishop of San José del Guaviare in 2016
  • Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez, appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja in 2020

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources



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