The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pereira () 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
Bishops 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
See also Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links Catholic Hierarchy GCatholic.org Diocese website