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Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,800 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)610,000485,000 (79.5%)

Established
  
29 May 1956 (60 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral de La Inmaculado Corazón de María

Bishop
  
Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá

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.

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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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot Wikipedia
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