Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira

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Diocese of Palmira

Dioecesis Palmiranus
Location
CountryColombia
MetropolitanCali
Statistics
Area3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
700,000
600,000 (85.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 December 1952 (71 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdgar de Jesús García Gil
Metropolitan ArchbishopDarío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía
Map
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary of Palmar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira (Latin: Palmiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Palmira in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1952.12.18 – 1983.08.20)
  • José Mario Escobar Serna (1983.08.20 – 2000.10.13)
  • Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2001.04.09 – 2007.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
  • Abraham Escudero Montoya(2007.02.02 – 2009.11.06)
  • Edgar de Jesús García Gil (2010.03.24 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

See also

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