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Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
2,445 km²

Bishop
  
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)200,000180,000 (90.0%)

Established
  
18 June 1988 (28 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Girardota

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota (Latin: Girardotanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Girardota in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

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History

  • 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Girardota from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

    • Ordinaries

  • Oscar Angel Bernal † (18 Jun 1988 - 4 Jul 1996 Died)
  • Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (21 Feb 1998 - 13 May 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Riohacha
  • Óscar González Villa (24 Apr 2006 - 10 Jun 2006) Resigned before episcopal ordination
  • Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (11 Jul 2006 - 16 Jul 2009) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales
  • Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2 Feb 2010–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota Wikipedia
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