Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sonsón
  • Latin Name: Sonsonensis
  • Erected: 18 March 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
  • Country: Colombia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (18 Mar 1957 Appointed - 13 Jul 1960 Appointed, Bishop of Cali)
• Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (12 Feb 1961 Appointed - 27 Mar 1968 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona)
• Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (6 Apr 1968 Appointed - 16 Feb 1993 Retired)
• Flavio Calle Zapata (16 Feb 1993 Appointed - 10 Jan 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Ibagué)
• Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (25 Apr 2003 Appointed - 16 Feb 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín)
• Fidel León Cadavid Marin (2 Feb 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Sonsón
1966	350,000	350,000	100.0%	113	40	153	2,287				29	ap1967
Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
1970	390,000	390,000	100.0%	119	25	144	2,708		41	484	33	ap1971
1976	400,900	400,900	100.0%	106	20	126	3,181	4	64	395	37	ap1977
1980	419,600	428,200	98.0%	112	35	147	2,854		90	476	39	ap1981
1990	576,000	594,000	97.0%	166	19	185	3,113		60	542	41	ap1991
1999	716,000	739,000	96.9%	212	27	239	2,995		54	642	52	ap2000
2000	716,000	739,000	96.9%	222	27	249	2,875		54	642	52	ap2001
2001	716,000	739,000	96.9%	232	27	259	2,764		54	642	52	ap2002
2002	698,000	735,000	95.0%	202	24	226	3,088		57	661	56	ap2003
2003	550,000	565,000	97.3%	198	32	230	2,391		89	670	56	ap2004
2004	550,000	565,000	97.3%	220	32	252	2,182		82	670	56	ap2005
2010	602,000	608,000	99.0%	249	35	284	2,119		110	578	65	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (Priest: 1 Jul 1993 to 28 May 2012)
• Fidel León Cadavid Marin (Bishop: 2 Feb 2011)
• Flavio Calle Zapata (Bishop: 16 Feb 1993 to 10 Jan 2003)
• Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (Priest: 17 Aug 1958 to 24 Jul 1972)
• Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (Priest: 26 Jul 1966 to 16 Jul 1988)
• Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo (Priest: 16 Nov 1991 to 27 Apr 2013)
• Guillermo Orozco Montoya (Priest: 29 Jun 1970 to 17 Jan 2006)
• Ismael Rueda Sierra (Priest: 22 Aug 1981 to 1988)
• Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (Priest: 19 Nov 1966 to 28 Oct 1995)
• Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo (Bishop: 25 Apr 2003 to 16 Feb 2010)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Oscar Angel Bernal † (Priest: 26 Aug 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 1986 to 18 Jun 1988)
• Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1961 to 27 Mar 1968)
• Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1968 to 16 Feb 1993)
• Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1957 to 13 Jul 1960)