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 | |
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 Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas | |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales |
| Metropolitan | La Dorada, Caldas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total | (as of 2004) 294,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | March 29, 1984 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of La Dorada |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel of Guaduas |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hency Martínez Vargas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo |
| Bishops emeritus | Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez |
| Map | |
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| 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
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
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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 | |
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