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Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas

Coordinates: 5°27′15″N 74°39′50″W / 5.4541°N 74.6640°W / 5.4541; -74.6640
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Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas

Dioecesis Aureatensis-Guaduensis
Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales
MetropolitanLa Dorada, Caldas
Statistics
Area8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
(as of 2004)
294,000
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedMarch 29, 1984
CathedralOur Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, La Dorada
Co-cathedralCathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel of Guaduas
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHency Martínez Vargas
Metropolitan ArchbishopGonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
Bishops emeritusOscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez
Map
Website
diocesisdeladoradaguaduas.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas (Latin: Aureatensis-Guaduensis) is a diocese located in the cities of La Dorada and Guaduas in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.

History

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Cathedral

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Facade of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of La Dorada Cathedral.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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5°27′15″N 74°39′50″W / 5.4541°N 74.6640°W / 5.4541; -74.6640