Diocese of Armenia
| Diocese of Armenia | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manizales |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Arturo Quintero Gomez |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 1,845 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 562,114 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 473,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 84.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 87 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,592 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Friars | 23 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 163 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Website | www.diocesisarmenia.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia ( lat. : Dioecesis Armeniensis , span. : Diócesis de Armenia ) is one in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Armenia .
history
The diocese of Armenia was founded on December 17, 1952 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Manizales and the Apostolic Prefecture Chocó . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Manizales as a suffragan .
Bishops of Armenia
- José de Jesús Martinez Vargas , 1952–1972
- Libardo Ramírez Gómez , 1972–1986, then Bishop of Garzón
- José Roberto López Londoño , 1987–2003, then Bishop of Jericó
- Fabio Duque Jaramillo OFM , 2003–2012, then Bishop of Garzón
- Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz , 2014–2017, then Archbishop of Barranquilla
- Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez , since 2018
See also
Web links
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