Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

Diocese of El Espinal Dioecesis Espinalensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 439,000 331,000 (75.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 March 1957 (64 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	vacant
Map
Website
diocesisdelespinal.org

Cathedral of Our Lady of Rosary

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.

History[]

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

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa (1956.12.22 – 1974.12.12)
• Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1974.12.12 – 1985.07.01), appointed Bishop of Neiva
• Alonso Arteaga Yepes (1985 – 1989.10.30)
• Abraham Escudero Montoya (1990.04.30 – 2007.02.02), appointed Bishop of Palmira
• (2007.10.24 – 2014.08.18), appointed Bishop of Armenia
• (2015.05.30 - 2020.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Ibagué

Coadjutor bishop[]

• (1972-1974)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2013

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 4°09′00″N 74°52′56″W / 4.1499°N 74.8821°W / 4.1499; -74.8821

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