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Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
7,466 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 171,110 161,133 (94.2%)

Established
  
7 July 1987 (29 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga

Co-cathedral
  
Co-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá

Bishop
  
Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

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.

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History

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

    • 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 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Wikipedia
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