Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

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Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

Dioecesis Malagensis-Soatensis
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBucaramanga
Statistics
Area7,466 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
171,110
161,133 (94.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 July 1987 (36 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga
Co-cathedralCo-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Libardo Garcés Monsalve
Metropolitan ArchbishopIsmael Rueda Sierra
Map
Website
diocesismalagasoata.org

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.

History[edit]

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

Bishops[edit]

Ordinaries[edit]

  • 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 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
  • José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - 2021.11.20)
  • Félix Ramírez Barajas (2022.10.01 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[edit]

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