The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vélez ( la, Dioecesis Velezana) is a
diocese
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 associa ...
located in the city of
Vélez in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...
in Colombia.
History
* 14 May 2003: Established as Diocese of Vélez from the
Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Ordinaries
*
Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (May 14, 2003 – November 30, 2015), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pereira
*
Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino (October 26, 2016 – present)
See 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 ...
Sources
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bucaramanga
Christian organizations established in 2003
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
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