Roman Catholic Diocese of Florencia

Diocese of Florencia Dioecesis Florentiae
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	15,441 km2 (5,962 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 260,000 222,800 (85.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Florencia (Latin: Florentiae) is a diocese located in the city of Florencia, Caquetá in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

• February 8, 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Florencia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caquetá
• December 9, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Florencia

Leadership

• Bishops of Florencia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto (2003.01.21 – 2011.07.15; appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos)
  • Bishop Fabián Marulanda López (1989.12.22 – 2002.07.19)
  • Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. (1985.12.09 – 1989.07.08)
• Vicars Apostolic of Florencia (Roman rite)
  • Bishop José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. (1978.11.15 – 1985.12.09)
  • Bishop Angelo Cuniberti, I.M.C. (1961.04.18 – 1978.11.15)
  • Bishop Antonio Torasso, I.M.C. (1952.01.10 – 1960.10.22)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website