The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga () is a
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 ...
located in the city of
Buga
Buga may refer to:
* Buga (surname)
Places
* Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines
* Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines
* Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipa ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
in Colombia.
History
*29 June 1966: Established as Diocese of Buga from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali and
Diocese of Palmira
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**Basílica del Señor de los Milagros de Buga
Ordinaries
#Julián Mendoza Guerrero (1967.01.03 – 1984.08.04)
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Rodrigo Arango Velásquez
Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (March 4, 1925 – December 27, 2008) was the second Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga, Diocese of Buga, Colombia. He was the first Colombian Bishop of the Sulpician order.
Born in Betania, Colombia, ...
,
P.S.S. (1985.01.17 – 2001.01.19)
#Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (2001.01.19 – 2012.05.10)
#Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez (2012.05.10 – 2024.12.07)
#
Alexander Matiz Atencio (2024.12.07 – 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
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cali
Christian organizations established in 1966
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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