Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro

Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro Dioecesis Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri

Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area	7,300 km² (2,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 565,000 550,000 (97.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 March 1957 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral, Sonsón
Co-cathedral	Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	sede vacante
Map

Website
www.diosonrio.org.co

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonensis – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
20 April 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro

Special churches

Minor Basilica:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, La Ceja

Ordinaries

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

Gallery

Cathedral of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá in Sonsón (left) Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Rionegro (right)

Sources

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