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Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,997 km²

Emeritus bishop
  
Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 569,127 491,127 (86.3%)

Established
  
29 June 1966 (50 years ago)

Emeritus Bishops
  
Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo

Cathedral
  
St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, Buga

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga (Latin: Buguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Buga in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.

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History

  • 29 June 1966: Established as Diocese of Buga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali and Diocese of Palmira

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica del Señor de los Milagros de Buga

    • Ordinaries

  • Julián Mendoza Guerrero (1967.01.03 – 1984.08.04)
  • Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1985.01.17 – 2001.01.19)
  • Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (2001.01.19 – 2012.05.10)
  • Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez (2012.05.10 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga Wikipedia
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