Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá (Latin: Malagensis–Soatensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Málaga and Soatá in the ecclesiastical province of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Dioecesis Malagensis-Soatensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Bucaramanga
Statistics
Area	7,466 km2 (2,883 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 171,110 161,133 (94.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1987 (38 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Málaga
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción in Soatá
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Félix María Ramírez Barajas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ismael Rueda Sierra
Map
Website
diocesismalagasoata.org

History

• 7 July 1987: Established as Diocese of Málaga – Soatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and Diocese of Duitama.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1987.07.07 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Buga
• Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2001.07.25 – 2010.06.03) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali
• Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2011.01.24 – 2015.07.24) Appointed, Bishop of Cúcuta
• José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (2016.06.29 - 2021.11.20)
• Félix Ramírez Barajas (2022.10.01 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Hency Martínez Vargas, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia