Yarumal [SEP] inception
which despite its name is especially active in Colombian missions.
History.
Yarumal was founded in 1787 as San Luis de Gongora. Municipal status was granted in 1821. 
History Name.
The current name of Yarumal comes from a local plant belonging to the Moraceae family, known in botanical Latin as Cecropia peltata L. 
Health.
An unusually large proportion of the inhabitants suffer from early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which is caused by the gene mutation E280A. The genetic mutation is thought to have come from a Spanish
de los Milagros
- Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, 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