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Suffragan diocese Caldas, Colombia

Diocese of Caldas

Calden(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Caldas is a Latin Church diocese in Antioquia, Colombia, erected on 18 June 1988 from territory of the Archdiocese of Medellín, to which it is suffragan. Bishop Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez has led it since his appointment in December 2021.

On the map

Esri
Caldas, Colombia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1988
Catholics
211,400
Priests
74
Territory
1,250 km²

Parishes and churches

24 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez
Born
1 June 1975
Birthplace
Barbosa

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes), Caldas stands in Caldas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

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