Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas

The Diocese of Caldas (Latin: Caldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Colombia. The episcopal see is the city of Caldas. The Diocese of Caldas is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín. The Bishop of the Diocese of Caldas is Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez.

Diocese of Caldas Dioecesis Caldensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Medellín
Statistics
Area	1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 222,400 211,400 (95.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 June 1987 (38 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez
Bishops emeritus	José Soleibe Arbeláez
Map
Website
www.diocesisdecaldas.org

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercies

History

• 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Caldas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. (1988.06.18 – 2002.03.01) Appointed, Bishop of Apartadó
• José Soleibe Arbeláez (2002.12.06 – 2015.01.28)
• César Alcides Balbín Tamayo (2015.01.28 – 2021.10.19) Appointed, Bishop of Cartago
• Juan Fernando Franco Sánchez (2021.12.16 – ...)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Fidel León Cadavid Marin, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2001

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia