Diocese of Armenia

Diocese of Armenia

Dioecesis Armeniensis

Diócesis de Armenia
Catholic
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Incumbent:
Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez
StyleThe Most Reverend
Location
CountryColombia
Episcopal conferenceEpiscopal Conference of Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceEcclesiastical province of Manizales
Statistics
Area1,845 km2 (712 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 562,117
  • 473,000 (84.1%)
Parishes46
Information
First holderJesús Martínez Vargas
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 December 1952 (1952-12-17) by the papal bull Leguntur saepissime of Pope Pius XII
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Manizales
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Secular priests105
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCarlos Arturo Quintero Gómez
Vicar GeneralJaime Álvarez Gómez
Map
Website
www.diocesisarmenia.org


The Diocese of Armenia (Latin: Armeniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. Its episcopal see is Armenia in Columbia's Quindío Department . The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales.