Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira
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Diocese of Palmira
Dioecesis Palmiranus
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan | Cali |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 700,000 600,000 (85.7%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 17 December 1952 (71 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edgar de Jesús García Gil |
| Map | |
| File:Mapa Diocesis de Palmira.svg | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira (Latin: Palmiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Palmira in the Ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.
History
- 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Palmira from the Diocese of Cali and Archdiocese of Popayán
Ordinaries
- Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1952.12.18 – 1983.08.20)
- José Mario Escobar Serna (1983.08.20 – 2000.10.13)
- Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2001.04.09 – 2007.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
- Abraham Escudero Montoya(2007.02.02 – 2009.11.06)
- Edgar de Jesús García Gil (2010.03.24 - present)
Source
| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali |
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| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
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