Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Colombia
Diocese of Cartago Dioecesis Carthadensis in Colombia | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cali |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 March 1962 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Valle del Cauca |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | César Alcides Balbín Tamayo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
| Bishops emeritus | José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdecartago.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago (Latin: Carthaden(sis) in Colombia) is a diocese located in the city of Cartago in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.
History
- 16 March 1962: Established as Diocese of Cartago from the Diocese of Cali
Bishops
- José Gabriel Calderón Contreras (26 April 1962 – 19 April 1995)
- Luis Madrid Merlano (19 April 1995 – 30 March 2010) appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
- José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (21 October 2010 – 31 October 2020)
- César Alcides Balbín Tamayo (19 October 2021 – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1992
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 2011
- Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2015
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| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
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