Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón

Diocese of Garzón Dioecesis Garzonensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	9,667 km2 (3,732 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 508,000 488,000 (96.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 May 1900 (121 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	vacant
Bishops emeritus	Libardo Ramírez Gómez
Map
Website
www.diocesisgarzon.com

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

History[]

• 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Garzón from the Diocese of Tolima
• 25 February 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón-Neiva
• 24 July 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

Bishops of Garzón, below

• , O.F.M. (2012.06.11 – present)
• (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15)
• (1986.10.18 – 2003.03.15)
• Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. (1977.04.26 – 1985.10.25), appointed Bishop of Ipiales
• Octavio Betancourt Arango (1975.11.10 – 1977.04.26)
• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1964.02.29 – 1975.05.22), appointed Archbishop of Manizales; future Cardinal

Bishop of Garzón-Neiva, below

• (1964.02.25 – 1964.02.29)

Bishops of Garzón, below

• Gerardo Martínez Madrigal (1942.06.24 – 1964.02.25)
• (1924.04.10 – 1942.03.15), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
• Esteban Rojas Tovar (1900.05.20 – 1922.07.21)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• Ismael Perdomo Borrero, appointed Bishop of Ibagué in 1903
• , appointed Bishop of Espinal in 1956

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Garzon.

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 2°11′48″N 75°37′39″W / 2.1968°N 75.6276°W / 2.1968; -75.6276

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