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Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia
Diocese of Girardot
Dioecesis Girardotensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBogotá
Statistics
Area4,800 km (1,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
610,000
485,000 (79.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 May 1956 (68 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de La Inmaculado Corazón de María
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaime Muñoz Pedroza
Bishops emeritusRodrigo Escobar Aristizábal
Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot (Latin: Girardotensis) is a diocese located in the city of Girardot in the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.

History

  • 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12), appointed Bishop of Sonsón
  • Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
  • Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30), appointed Bishop of Duitama
  • Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (1982.05.21 – 1987.09.17)
  • Jorge Ardila Serrano (1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)
  • Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (2001.06.15 – 2018.07.11)
  • Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (2018.07.11 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources

External links

Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Province of Barranquilla
Province of Bogotá
Province of Bucaramanga
Province of Cali
Province of Cartagena
Province of Florencia
Province of Ibagué
Province of Manizales
Province of Medellín
Province of Nueva Pamplona
Province of Popayán
Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Province of Tunja
Province of Villavicencio
Sui iuris jurisdictions

4°17′51″N 74°48′24″W / 4.2975°N 74.8068°W / 4.2975; -74.8068


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