Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

The álaga–SoatáRoman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá () is a diocese located in the cities of Málaga and Soatá in the Ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

History

7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Buga

Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - 2021.11.20) Félix Ramírez Barajas (2022.10.01 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

See also

Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

Catholic Hierarchy

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia

Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bucaramanga

Christian organizations established in 1987

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century