Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

Diocese of El Espinal Dioecesis Espinalensis


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	14,000 km (5,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 439,000 331,000 (75.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 March 1957 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Miguel Fernando González Mariño
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Website
diocesisdelespinal.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal (Latin: Espinalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Espinal in the ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of El Espinal from the Diocese of Ibagué

Bishops

Ordinaries

Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa (1956.12.22 – 1974.12.12)
Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1974.12.12 – 1985.07.01), appointed Bishop of Neiva
Alonso Arteaga Yepes (1985 – 1989.10.30)
Abraham Escudero Montoya (1990.04.30 – 2007.02.02), appointed Bishop of Palmira
Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2007.10.24 – 2014.08.18), appointed Bishop of Armenia
Orlando Roa Barbosa (2015.05.30 - 2020.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Ibagué
Miguel Fernando González Mariño (2020.12.19 - )

Coadjutor bishop

Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1972-1974)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2013

Sources

External links

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