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Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
10,523 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 430,000 409,126 (95.1%)

Established
  
24 July 1972 (44 years ago)

Emeritus Bishops
  
Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M.

Bishop
  
Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz

Cathedral
  
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Neiva

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva (Latin: Neivensis) is a diocese located in the city of Neiva in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

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History

  • 24 July 1972: Established as Diocese of Neiva from the Diocese of Garzón-Neiva

    • Ordinaries

  • Rafael Sarmiento Peralta (1972.07.24 – 1985.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1985.07.01 – 2001.01.19)
  • Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2001.01.19 – 2012.02.04)
  • Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz (since 2012.02.04)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva Wikipedia
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