Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae de Osos

Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area	24,037 km² (9,281 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 650,200 630,000 (96.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 February 1917 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto
Map

Website
www.diocesissantarosadeosos.org

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos (Latin: Sanctae Rosae de Osos) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Rosa de Osos in the Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

5 February 1917: Established as Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos from the Diocese of Antioquía

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de las Misericordias, Santa Rosa de Osos
- Basílica del Señor de los Milagros, Guadalajara de Buga, Valle del Cauca
- Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Yarumal

Ordinaries

Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (7 Feb 1917 - 15 Nov 1923) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
Miguel Ángel Builes Gómez † (27 May 1924 - 29 Sep 1971) Died
Joaquín García Ordóñez † (29 Sep 1971 - 10 Jun 1995) Retired
Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (10 Jun 1995 - 13 Nov 2010) Appointed, Archbishop of Barranquilla
Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (15 Jul 2011 - present)

Source

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia

Province of Barranquilla	Archdiocese of Barranquilla Diocese of El Banco Diocese of Riohacha Diocese of Santa Marta Diocese of Valledupar

Province of Bogotá	Archdiocese of Bogotá Diocese of Engativá Diocese of Facatativá Diocese of Fontibón Diocese of Girardot Diocese of Soacha Diocese of Zipaquirá

Province of Bucaramanga	Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Málaga-Soatá Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Diocese of Vélez

Province of Cali	Archdiocese of Cali Diocese of Buenaventura Diocese of Buga Diocese of Cartago Diocese of Palmira

Province of Cartagena	Archdiocese of Cartagena Diocese of Magangué Diocese of Montelibano Diocese of Monteria Diocese of Sincelejo

Province of Ibagué	Archdiocese of Ibagué Diocese of Espinal Diocese of Florencia Diocese of Garzón Diocese of Líbano–Honda Diocese of Neiva

Province of Manizales	Archdiocese of Manizales Diocese of Armenia Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas Diocese of Pereira

Province of Medellín	Archdiocese of Medellín Diocese of Caldas Diocese of Girardota Diocese of Jericó Diocese of Sonsón-Rionegro

Province of Nueva Pamplona	Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona Diocese of Arauca Diocese of Cúcuta Diocese of Ocaña Diocese of Tibú

Province of Popayán	Archdiocese of Popayán Diocese of Ipiales Diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy Diocese of Pasto Diocese of Tumaco

Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia	Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Diocese of Apartadó Diocese of Ismina-Tadó Diocese of Quibdó Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

Province of Tunja	Archdiocese of Tunja Diocese of Chiquinquirá Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso Diocese of Garagoa Diocese of Yopal

Province of Villavicencio	Archdiocese of Villavicencio Diocese of Granada en Colombia Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Colombia Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad

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