Diocese of Buga Dioecesis Buguensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Ecclesiastical province | Cali |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,997 km2 (1,543 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 569,127 491,127 (86.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 29 June 1966 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de San Pedro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
Bishops emeritus | Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdebuga.org |
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