Diocese of Pereira
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the ecclesiastical province of Roman [Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales|Manizales] in Colombia.
History
- 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Pereira from the Diocese of Manizales and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos Appointed, Archbishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
- Fabio Suescún Mutis Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez
Coadjutor bishop
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos ; future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez, appointed Bishop of Buenaventura
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Julio Hernando García Peláez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2005
- Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, appointed Bishop of Buenaventura in 2017