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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
24,037 km²

Bishop
  
Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 650,200 630,000 (96.9%)

Established
  
5 February 1917 (59 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá Cathedral

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos (Latin: Sanctae Rosae de Osos) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Rosa de Osos in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

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History

  • 5 February 1917: Established as Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos from the Diocese of Antioquía

    • Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Misericordias, Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Basílica del Señor de los Milagros, San Pedro de los Milagros
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, Yarumal

    • Ordinaries

  • Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (7 Feb 1917 - 15 Nov 1923) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
  • Miguel Ángel Builes Gómez † (27 May 1924 - 29 Sep 1971) Died
  • Joaquín García Ordóñez † (29 Sep 1971 - 10 Jun 1995) Retired
  • Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (10 Jun 1995 - 13 Nov 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla
  • Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (15 Jul 2011–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos Wikipedia
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