- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro
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Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro
Dioecesis Sonsonen(sis) – Rivi NigriLocation Country Colombia Metropolitan 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 Cathedral Catedral San Nicolás el Magno in Sonsón Co-cathedral Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro Current leadership Bishop sede vacante Map The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonen(sis) – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.
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History
- March 18, 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
1968.04.20: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- BVM Carmel, La Ceja
Leadership
- Bishops of Sonsón–Rionegro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ricardo Antonio Tobon Restrepo (2003.04.25 – 2010.02.16); named Archbishop of Medellin
- Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (1993.02.16 – 2003.01.10)
- Bishop Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo (1968.04.06 – 1993.07.15)
- Bishops of Sonsón (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1961.02.12 – 1968.03.27)
- Archbishop Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1957.03.18 – 1960.07.13)
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