Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira (Diocesis Pereiranus) is a diocese located in the city of Pereira in the ecclesiastical province of Manizales in Colombia.

History

 * 17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Pereira from the Diocese of Manizales and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó

Ordinaries

 * Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo (1952.12.18 – 1976.07.01)
 * Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1976.07.01 – 1992.12.16) Appointed, Archbishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
 * Fabio Suescún Mutis (1993.11.20 – 2001.01.19) Appointed, Bishop of Colombia, Military
 * Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (2001.07.25 – 2011.07.15)
 * Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2011.07.15 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

 * Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1971-1976); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

 * Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (1988-1996), appointed Bishop of Buenaventura (later returned here as Bishop)
 * Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo (1984-1987), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
 * Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón (2015-2022)

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