Diocese of Armenia
| Diocese of Armenia Dioecesis Armeniensis Diócesis de Armenia | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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| Incumbent Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Episcopal conference | Episcopal Conference of Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Manizales |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,845 km2 (712 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2022) 562,117 473,000 (84.1%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Jesús Martínez Vargas |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1952 by the papal bull Leguntur saepissime of Pope Pius XII |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Manizales |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 105 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez |
| Vicar General | Jaime Álvarez Gómez |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisarmenia.org | |
The Diocese of Armenia (Latin: Armeniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. Its episcopal see is Armenia in Columbia's Quindío Department. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales.
History
- 12 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Armenia from the Diocese of Manizales
Ordinaries
- José de Jesús Martinez Vargas (18 December 1952 – 8 February 1972) Retired
- Libardo Ramírez Gómez (8 February 1972 – 18 October 1986) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
- José Roberto López Londoño (9 May 1987 – 7 October 2003) Appointed, Bishop of Jericó
- Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (29 November 2003 – 11 June 2012) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
- Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, (18 August 2014 – 14 November 2017), appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla
- Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez (4 December 2018 - present)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]