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Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira

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Metropolitan
  
Cali

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
3,000 km²

Bishop
  
Edgar de Jesús García Gil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 700,000 600,000 (85.7%)

Established
  
17 December 1952 (64 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar

Address
  
a 29-111, Cl. 30 #291, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali

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.

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History

  • 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Palmira from the Diocese of Cali and Archdiocese of Popayán

    • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira Wikipedia
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