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 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alexander Matiz Atencio |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez |
Bishops emeritus | Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdebuga.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buga (Latin : Buguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Buga in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.
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