Diocese of Palmira
| Diocese of Palmira | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cali |
| Diocesan bishop | Edgar de Jesús García Gil |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 3,000 km² |
| Parishes | 46 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 745,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 640,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 85.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 61 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,889 |
| Friars | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 210 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar |
| address | Calle 30 N. 29-79 Palmira, Valle Colombia |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira ( lat. : Dioecesis Palmiranus , span. : Diócesis de Palmira ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Palmira .
history
The diocese Palmira was on December 17, 1952 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Popayán and the Diocese of Cali . On June 29, 1966, the Diocese of Palmira gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Buga . The Diocese of Palmira is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Cali as a suffragan .
Bishops of Palmira
- Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra , 1952–1983
- José Mario Escobar Serna , 1983-2000
- Orlando Antonio Corrales García , 2001–2007, then Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
- Abraham Escudero Montoya , 2007-2009
- Edgar de Jesús García Gil , since 2010
See also
Web links
Commons : Bikstum Palmira - Collection of images, videos and audio files
