Diocese of Buga
| Diocese of Buga | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cali |
| Diocesan bishop | José Roberto Ospina Leongomez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo |
| founding | 1966 |
| surface | 3,997 km² |
| Parishes | 62 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 587,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 528,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 89.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 78 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,077 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Friars | 34 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 133 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol |
| address | Episcopal Carrera Curia 14 N. 4-83 Buga, Valle Colombia |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdebuga.org/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga ( lat. : Dioecesis Buguensis , span. : Diócesis de Buga ) is an in Colombia located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Buga .
history
The Diocese of Buga was on June 25, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. built out of the Archdiocese of Cali and the Diocese of Palmira . It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cali.
Bishops of Buga
- Julián Mendoza Guerrero , 1967–1984
- Rodrigo Arango Velásquez PSS , 1985-2001
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo , 1996–2012
- José Roberto Ospina Leongómez , since 2012
See also
Web links
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