Suffragan diocese Cartago, Colombia

Diocese of Cartago

Carthaden(sis) in Columbia

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese centered on Cartago in the Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cali. It was erected on 16 March 1962 from the then Diocese of Cali. Its seat is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Cartago.

On the map

The address the register holds for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Senora del Carmen), Cartago, in Cartago, Colombia.

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Established: 1962
Catholics: 515,000
Priests: 105
Territory: 4,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop: Cesar Alcides Balbin Tamayo
Born: 8 September 1958
Birthplace: Santa Rosa de Osos

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The cathedral

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral (Catedral Nuestra Senora del Carmen), Cartago stands in Cartago, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 16 March 1962
Latin: Carthaden(sis) in Columbia
Patron: Nuestra Señora de la Paz
Annuario code: 001001066

The see in figures

Catholics: 515,000
Population: 523,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 98.5%
Priests: 105
Catholics per priest: 4,905
Extent: 4,000 km²
Catholics per km²: 129

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Cali

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cali.

The sees of this province:

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Sees near here

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Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].