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| Diocese of Caldas Dioecesis Caldensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Medellín |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,250 km (480 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 222,400 211,400 (95.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 June 1987 (37 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez |
| Bishops emeritus | José Soleibe Arbeláez |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdecaldas.org | |
The Diocese of Caldas (Latin: Caldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Colombia. The episcopal see is the city of Caldas. The Diocese of Caldas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín. The Bishop of the Diocese of Caldas is Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez.
History
- 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Caldas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. (1988.06.18 – 2002.03.01) Appointed, Bishop of Apartadó
- José Soleibe Arbeláez (2002.12.06 – 2015.01.28)
- César Alcides Balbín Tamayo (2015.01.28 – 2021.10.19) Appointed, Bishop of Cartago
- Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez (2021.12.16 – ...)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Fidel León Cadavid Marin, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2001
See also
References
External links
| Catholic dioceses in Colombia | |
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| Province of Barranquilla | |
| 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 | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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