Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro explained
| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Sonsón–Rionegro |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Province: | Medellín |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Established: | 18 March 1957 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral, Sonsón |
| Cocathedral: | Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro |
| Area Km2: | 7,300 |
| Population: | 565,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 550,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 97.3 |
| Bishop: | Fidel León Cadavid Marin |
| Map: | Mapa Diocesis de Sonson-Rionegro.svg |
| Website: | www.diosonrio.org.co |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.
History
- 18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
- 20 April 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro
Special churches
- Minor Basilica:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, La Ceja
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Sonsón
- Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (18 Mar 1957 – 13 Jul 1960) Appointed, Bishop of Cali
- Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (12 Feb 1961 – 27 Mar 1968) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
- Bishops of Sonsón–Rionegro
- Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (6 Apr 1968 – 16 Feb 1993) Retired
- Flavio Calle Zapata (16 Feb 1993 – 10 Jan 2003) Appointed, Archbishop of Ibagué
- Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (25 Apr 2003 – 16 Feb 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
- Fidel León Cadavid Marin (2 Feb 2011 – present)
Auxiliary bishop
- Óscar Ángel Bernal (1986-1988), appointed Bishop of Girardota
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1972
- Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Riohacha in 1988
- Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla in 1995
- Ismael Rueda Sierra (priest here, 1981-1988), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000
- Guillermo Orozco Montoya, appointed Bishop of San José del Guaviare in 2006
- Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 2012
- Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo, appointed Bishop of Florencia in 2013
- Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Guapi in 2013
- José Saúl Grisales Grisales, appointed Bishop of Ipiales in 2018
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