Diocese of Pereira
| Diocese of Pereira Dioecesis Pereiranus | |
|---|---|
| File:Escudo de la Diócesis de Pereira.svg | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manizales |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,126 km2 (2,365 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,200,000 900,000 (75.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1952 (73 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Nelson Jaír Cardona Ramírez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo |
| Bishops emeritus | Tulio Duque Gutiérrez,S.D.S., Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdepereira.org.co | |
Diocese of Pereira — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira (Latin: Diocesis Pereiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.
History
- 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Pereira from the Diocese of Manizales and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo (1952.12.18 – 1976.07.01)
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1976.07.01 – 1992.12.16) Appointed, Archbishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
- Fabio Suescún Mutis (1993.11.20 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (2001.07.25 – 2011.07.15)
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2011.07.15 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1971-1976); future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1988-1996), appointed Bishop of Buenaventura (later returned here as Bishop)
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1984-1987), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (2015-2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Julio Hernando García Peláez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2005
- Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, appointed Bishop of Buenaventura in 2017
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]