Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos (Latin: Sanctae Rosae de Osos) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Rosa de Osos in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae de Osos
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area24,037 km2 (9,281 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
650,200
630,000 (96.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established5 February 1917 (63 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopvacant
Map
Website
www.diocesissantarosadeosos.org
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

History
  • 5 February 1917: Established as Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos from the Diocese of Antioquía

Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (7 Feb 1917 – 15 Nov 1923) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
  • Miguel Ángel Builes Gómez † (27 May 1924 – 29 Sep 1971) Died
  • Joaquín García Ordóñez † (29 Sep 1971 – 10 Jun 1995) Retired
  • Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (10 Jun 1995 – 13 Nov 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla
  • Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (15 Jul 2011 – 15 Oct 2019) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Farly Yovany Gil Betancur, appointed Bishop of Montelibano in 2020

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources


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