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The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas ( la, Aureatensis-Guaduensis) is a
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manizales Christian organizations established in 1984 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1984 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the cities of La Dorada and Guaduas
Guaduas () is a town in Colombia, in the Lower Magdalena Province department of Cundinamarca, about 117 km from Bogotá. It is an agricultural and tourist center of some importance with a population of about 41,000. Its name refers to a ...
in the Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
in Colombia.
History
*29 March 1984: Established as Diocese of La Dorada – Guaduas from the Diocese of Barrancabermeja,Diocese of Facatativá
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales
Cathedral
Bishops
Ordinaries
*Fabio Betancur Tirado
Fabio Betancur Tirado (October 30, 1938 – November 20, 2011) was a Colombian ecclesiastic of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Medellín, later became the first bishop of the diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas and later was ar ...
(1984.03.29 – 1996.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Manizales
*Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (1999.06.05 – 2019.01.13)
* Hency Martínez Vargas (2019.01.13 - present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
* Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez, appointed Bishop of San José del Guaviare in 2016 * Ovidio Giraldo Velásquez, appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja in 2020See also
*Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
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Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manizales Christian organizations established in 1984 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1984 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub