Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira
Diocese of Pereira
Dioecesis Pereiranus
Location
Country Colombia
Metropolitan Manizales
Statistics
Area 6,126 km2 (2,365 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,200,000
900,000 (75.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza
Current leadership
Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira (Latin: Diocesis Pereiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the Ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.

History

  • December 17, 1952: Established as Diocese of Pereira from the Diocese of Manizales and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó

Leadership

  • Bishops of Pereira (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo (1952.12.181976.07.01)
    • Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1976.07.011992.12.16)
    • Bishop Fabio Suescún Mutis (1993.11.202001.01.19)
    • Bishop Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (2001.07.252011.07.15)
    • Bishop Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2011.07.15 - present)

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