Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro

Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro Dioecesis Sonsonen(sis) – Rivi Nigri
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Medellín
Statistics
Area	7,300 km² (2,800 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 565,000 550,000 (97.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Nicolás el Magno in Sonsón
Co-cathedral	Concatedral de San Nicolás in Rionegro
Current leadership
Bishop	sede vacante
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro (Latin: Sonsonen(sis) – Rivi Nigri) is a diocese located in the cities of Sonsón and Rionegro in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

March 18, 1957: Established as Diocese of Sonsón from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

1968.04.20: Renamed as Diocese of Sonsón – Rionegro

Bishops of Sonsón–Rionegro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ricardo Antonio Tobon Restrepo (2003.04.25 – 2010.02.16); named Archbishop of Medellin
- Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (1993.02.16 – 2003.01.10)
- Bishop Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo (1968.04.06 – 1993.07.15)
Bishops of Sonsón (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1961.02.12 – 1968.03.27)
- Archbishop Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1957.03.18 – 1960.07.13)