Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot

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Diocese of Girardot

Dioecesis Girardotensis
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Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Bogotá
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
610,000
485,000 (79.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 29 May 1956 (68 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de La Inmaculado Corazón de María
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.
Emeritus Bishops Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal
Map
File:Mapa Diocesis de Girardot.svg

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

Ordinaries

  • Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12)
  • Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24)
  • Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30)
  • 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 – present)

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