The Diocese of Armenia () is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
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, prov ...
of the
Catholic Church in Colombia. Its
episcopal see
An episcopal see is the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, making it synonymous with ''diocese'' ...
is
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
in Columbia's
Quindío Department
Quindío () is a departments of Colombia, department of Colombia. It is located in the western central of the country, specifically in the Andean natural region, Andean region. Its capital is Armenia, Colombia, Armenia. It is famous for its coffe ...
. The diocese is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan
Metropolitan may refer to:
Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical)
* Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop
** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see"
* Metropolitan ar ...
Archdiocese of Manizales.
History
* 12 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Armenia from the Diocese of Manizales
Ordinaries
*José de Jesús Martinez Vargas (1952.12.18 – 1972.02.08) Retired
*Libardo Ramírez Gómez (1972.02.08 – 1986.10.18) Appointed, Bishop of
Garzón
*José Roberto López Londoño (1987.05.09 – 2003.10.07) Appointed, Bishop of
Jericó
*
Fabio Duque Jaramillo,
O.F.M. (2003.11.29 – 2012.06.11) Appointed, Bishop of Garzón
*Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz, (2014.08.18 – 2017.11.14), appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla
*
Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez (2018.12.04 - present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 5 ...
Sources
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manizales
Christian organizations established in 1952
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Armenia, Colombia
1952 establishments in Colombia
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