Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas

Dioecesis Aureatensis-Guaduensis

Bishop(s)

Hency Martínez Vargas, Bishop
Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 29 March 1984
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Manizales
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Colombia
Square Kilometers: 8,040 (3,105 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Carrera 3 N. 15-35, La Dorada [Caldas], Colombia
Telephone: (6)857.30.26
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Fabio Betancur Tirado † (29 Mar 1984 Appointed - 15 Oct 1996 Appointed, Archbishop of Manizales)
Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (5 Jun 1999 Appointed - 13 Jan 2019 Retired)
Hency Martínez Vargas (13 Jan 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 March 1984	Erected	Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Facatativá (Chaguaní, Guaduas, La Palma, Caparrapí, Yacopí, and Puerto Salgar) Archdiocese of Manizales	Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas (erected) (Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Triunfo, La Dorada, Samaná, Victoria, Marquetalia, Pennsylvania, and Manzanares along with Corregimiento de Montebonito and Inspection de Policía de San Miguel)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 372,000 382,000 97.4% 43 5 48 7,750 1 5 93 33 ap1991

1999 290,000 340,000 85.3% 53 2 55 5,272 2 72 39 ap2000

2000 290,000 340,000 85.3% 55 2 57 5,087 2 60 38 ap2001

2001 290,000 340,000 85.3% 57 57 5,087 60 41 ap2002

2002 290,000 340,000 85.3% 62 62 4,677 60 41 ap2003

2003 290,000 340,000 85.3% 61 61 4,754 55 42 ap2004

2004 294,000 345,000 85.2% 66 66 4,454 55 42 ap2005

2013 333,000 389,000 85.6% 84 84 3,964 3 42 40 ap2014

2016 344,870 402,518 85.7% 86 86 4,010 3 33 43 ap2017

2019 341,600 395,400 86.4% 104 2 106 3,222 6 38 47 ap2020

2021 345,570 400,000 86.4% 113 2 115 3,004 5 30 43 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	372,000	382,000	97.4%	43	5	48	7,750	1	5	93	33	ap1991
1999	290,000	340,000	85.3%	53	2	55	5,272		2	72	39	ap2000
2000	290,000	340,000	85.3%	55	2	57	5,087		2	60	38	ap2001
2001	290,000	340,000	85.3%	57		57	5,087			60	41	ap2002
2002	290,000	340,000	85.3%	62		62	4,677			60	41	ap2003
2003	290,000	340,000	85.3%	61		61	4,754			55	42	ap2004
2004	294,000	345,000	85.2%	66		66	4,454			55	42	ap2005
2013	333,000	389,000	85.6%	84		84	3,964		3	42	40	ap2014
2016	344,870	402,518	85.7%	86		86	4,010		3	33	43	ap2017
2019	341,600	395,400	86.4%	104	2	106	3,222		6	38	47	ap2020
2021	345,570	400,000	86.4%	113	2	115	3,004		5	30	43	ap2022