Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira

Diocese of Pereira

Dioecesis Pereiranus
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceManizales
Statistics
Area6,126 km2 (2,365 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,200,000
  • 900,000 (75.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 December 1952 (72 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopNelson Jaír Cardona Ramírez
Metropolitan ArchbishopGonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
Bishops emeritusTulio Duque Gutiérrez,S.D.S., Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez
Map
Website
www.diocesisdepereira.org.co

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira (Latin: Diocesis Pereiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.