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Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro

Dioecesis Sonsonensis-Rvi Nigri



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 20 April 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 7,300 (2,819 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diosonrio.org.co/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle 51 N. 47-31, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
  • Telephone: (4)531.52.52
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Sonsón
18 March 1957ErectedArchdiocese of Medellín (Abejorral, Alejandría, Aquitania, Algeria, Cocorná, Concepción, El Carmen de Viboral, El Jordán, El Peñol, El Retiro, El Santuario, Granada, Guarne, Guatapé, La Ceja, la Unión, Marinilla, Mesopotamia, Nariño, Puerto Triunfo, Puerto Nare, Pantanillo, ...) Diocese of Sonsón (erected)
Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
20 April 1968Name ChangedDiocese of Sonsón Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
28 October 1971Territory AddedDiocese of Barrancabermeja (Aquitania (in Antioquia)) Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Sonsón
1966350,000350,000100.0%113401532,28729ap1967
Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
1970390,000390,000100.0%119251442,7084148433ap1971
1976400,900400,900100.0%106201263,18146439537ap1977
1980419,600428,20098.0%112351472,8549047639ap1981
1990576,000594,00097.0%166191853,1136054241ap1991
1999716,000739,00096.9%212272392,9955464252ap2000
2000716,000739,00096.9%222272492,8755464252ap2001
2001716,000739,00096.9%232272592,7645464252ap2002
2002698,000735,00095.0%202242263,0885766156ap2003
2003550,000565,00097.3%198322302,3918967056ap2004
2004550,000565,00097.3%220322522,1828267056ap2005
2010602,000608,00099.0%249352842,11911057865ap2011
2014630,000636,00099.1%267312982,11411757866ap2015
2017558,300593,80094.0%281243051,830113144068ap2018
2020540,500578,58593.4%329383671,472610956969ap2021
2022557,930597,24493.4%361464071,3701011634671ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Sonsón
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 715, to Page 717
  • Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 561, and Page 562
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 66, and Page 67

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