Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Colombia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago (Latin: Carthaden(sis) in Colombia) is a diocese located in the city of Cartago in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.

Diocese of Cartago

Dioecesis Carthadensis in Colombia
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceCali
Statistics
Area4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
523,000
515,000 (98.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 March 1962 (58 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLuis Madrid Merlano
Metropolitan ArchbishopDarío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía
Map
Website
www.diocesisdecartago.org
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

History
  • 16 March 1962: Established as Diocese of Cartago from the Diocese of Cali

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • José Gabriel Calderón Contreras (1962.04.26 – 1995.04.19)
  • Luis Madrid Merlano (1995.04.19 – 2010.03.30), appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (2010.10.21 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1992
  • Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 2011
  • Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2015

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources



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