The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá ( la, Malagensis–Soatensis) is a

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located in the cities of

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and

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in the

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in Colombia.

History

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

Bishops

Ordinaries

*Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of

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*Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of

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*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

* Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

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