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Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
1,928 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 495,212 408,422 (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.

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History

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

    • Ordinaries

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Armenia Wikipedia
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