Bishopric of Pereira
| Bishopric of Pereira | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manizales |
| Diocesan bishop | Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez |
| Auxiliary bishop | Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Tulio Duque Gutiérrez SDS |
| Vicar General | Carlos Arturo Isaza Botero |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 6,126 km² |
| Parishes | 101 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,380,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 1,041,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 75.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 180 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,957 |
| Permanent deacons | 36 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Friars | 40 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 226 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza |
| address | Calle 20 N. 7-40 Pereira, Risaralda Colombia |
| Website | www.diocesisdepereira.org.co |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira ( lat. : Dioecesis Pereirana , span. : Diócesis de Pereira ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Pereira .
history
The diocese of Pereira was 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 Pereira
- Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo , 1952-1976
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos , 1976–1992, then Archbishop of Bucaramanga
- Fabio Suescún Mutis , 1993–2001, then military bishop of Colombia
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez SDS , 2001-2011
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez , since 2011
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Pereira (Spanish)
- Entry on the diocese of Pereira on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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