Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá (Latin: Malagensis–Soatensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Málaga and Soatá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

Dioecesis Malagensis-Soatensis
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBucaramanga
Statistics
Area7,466 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
171,110
161,133 (94.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 July 1987 (33 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga
Co-cathedralCo-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Libardo Garcés Monsalve
Metropolitan ArchbishopIsmael Rueda Sierra
Map
Website
diocesismalagasoata.org

History
  • 7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Buga
  • Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
  • Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
  • José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources


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