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Diocese of Buga

Dioecesis Buguensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 June 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cali
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 3,997 (1,543 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Carrera 14 N. 4-83, Buga, Valle, Colombia
  • Telephone: (2)227.18.12
  • Fax: 236.63.36

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 June 1966ErectedArchdiocese of Cali (Trujillo and Riofrio)
Diocese of Palmira (Guacari, Buga, San Pedro, Tuluá, Andalucía, Bugalagrande, Sevilla, and Caicedonia)
Diocese of Buga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966533,795.0%302555020ap1967
1970669,598.0%54268004124828ap1971
1976384,000424,20090.5%5432864,4655618833ap1977
1980430,000495,00086.9%5825835,18014817434ap1981
1990487,000630,00077.3%5723806,08733416646ap1991
1999474,358558,06985.0%81251064,47563214348ap2000
2000474,358558,06985.0%83261094,35163415249ap2001
2001474,358558,69084.9%105241293,67773017855ap2002
2002450,500560,25080.4%7416905,00571913155ap2003
2003491,127569,12786.3%92261184,16273114356ap2004
2004491,127569,12786.3%75261014,86263315156ap2005
2006528,000587,00089.9%78261045,07643413362ap2007
2012569,000633,00089.9%86231095,22052613066ap2013
2015590,000654,00090.2%86231095,4125269368ap2016
2018498,335552,62890.2%89261154,33365713569ap2019
2020540,860600,63190.0%94301244,36195811370ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,125, and Page 1,126

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