Diocese of Palmira Dioecesis Palmiranus | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Metropolitan | Cali |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 700,000 600,000 (85.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 December 1952 (71 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Edgar de Jesús García Gil |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
Map | |
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