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Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,000 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 439,000 331,000 (75.4%)

Established
  
18 March 1957 (60 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Bishop
  
Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué

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.

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History

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

    • Ordinaries

  • Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa (1956.12.22 – 1974.12.12)
  • Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1974.12.12 – 1985.07.01)
  • Alonso Arteaga Yepes (1985 – 1989.10.30)
  • Abraham Escudero Montoya (1990.04.30 – 2007.02.02)
  • Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2007.10.24 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal Wikipedia
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