Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas

Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas

*Dioecesis Aureatensis-Guaduensis*
Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas; Dioecesis Aureatensis-Guaduensis
	Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales
Metropolitan	La Dorada, Caldas
Statistics
Area	8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population; - Total	(as of 2004); 294,000
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	March 29, 1984
Cathedral	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, La Dorada
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel of Guaduas
Patron saint	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hency Martínez Vargas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
Bishops emeritus	Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez
Map
Website
	diocesisdeladoradaguaduas.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas (Latin: Aureatensis-Guaduensis) is a diocese located in the cities of La Dorada and Guaduas in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.

History

29 March 1984: Established as Diocese of La Dorada – Guaduas from the Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Diocese of Facatativá and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales

Facade of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of La Dorada Cathedral.

Fabio Betancur Tirado (1984.03.29 – 1996.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Manizales
Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (1999.06.05 – 2019.01.13)
Hency Martínez Vargas (2019.01.13 - present)

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