Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira

Diocese of Palmira Dioecesis Palmiranus
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Cali
Statistics
Area	3,000 km^2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 700,000 600,000 (85.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 December 1952 (72 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

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary of Palmar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmira (Latin: Palmiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Palmira in the ecclesiastical province of Cali in Colombia.

History

• 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Palmira from the Diocese of Cali and Archdiocese of Popayán

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1952.12.18 – 1983.08.20)
• José Mario Escobar Serna (1983.08.20 – 2000.10.13)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2001.04.09 – 2007.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
• Abraham Escudero Montoya(2007.02.02 – 2009.11.06)
• Edgar de Jesús García Gil (2010.03.24 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• José Mario Escobar Serna (1982-1983)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org