Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot

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.

Diocese of Girardot

Dioecesis Girardotensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBogotá
Statistics
Area4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
610,000
485,000 (79.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 May 1956 (64 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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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
  • Eulises González Sánchez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2000
  • Ismael Rueda Sierra, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources


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