Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Dioecesis Malagensis-Soatensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Bucaramanga
Statistics
Area	7,466 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 171,110 161,133 (94.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1987 (36 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Libardo Garcés Monsalve
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ismael Rueda Sierra
Map
Website
diocesismalagasoata.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá (Latin: Malagensis–Soatensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Málaga and Soatá in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

History

• 7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Buga
• Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
• Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
• José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - 2021.11.20)
• Félix Ramírez Barajas (2022.10.01 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

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