Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia

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Rite Latin Rite Area 1,928 km²		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)495,212408,422 (82.5%) Established 12 December 1952 (64 years ago) Cathedral Catedral la Inmaculada Concepción Bishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia (Latin: Armeniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Armenia in the Ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.

History

12 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Armenia from the Diocese of Manizales

José de Jesús Martinez Vargas (1952.12.18 – 1972.02.08) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón

Libardo Ramírez Gómez (1972.02.08 – 1986.10.18) Appointed, Bishop of Jericó

José Roberto López Londoño (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07) Resigned

Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2003.11.29 – 2012.06.11) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón

Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, (2014.08.18 – present)

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