Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro

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Ecclesiastical province Medellín Pope Francis Phone +57 4 5315252		Rite Latin Rite Area 7,300 km² Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)565,000550,000 (97.3%) Established 18 March 1957 (60 years ago) Co-cathedral Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro Address Cl. 51 #47-31, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia Cathedral Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral, Sonsón Profiles Facebook Twitter

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

20 April 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro

Special churches

Minor Basilica:

Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, La Ceja

Ordinaries

Bishops of Sonsón

Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (18 Mar 1957 - 13 Jul 1960) Appointed, Bishop of Cali

Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (12 Feb 1961 - 27 Mar 1968) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona

Bishops of Sonsón–Rionegro

Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (6 Apr 1968 - 16 Feb 1993) Retired

Flavio Calle Zapata (16 Feb 1993 - 10 Jan 2003) Appointed, Archbishop of Ibagué

Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (25 Apr 2003 - 16 Feb 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín

Fidel León Cadavid Marin (2 Feb 2011–present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro Wikipedia

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