Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot

Diocese of Girardot Dioecesis Girardotensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Bogotá
Statistics
Area	4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 610,000 485,000 (79.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 May 1956 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Inmaculado Corazón de María
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus	, S.D.B.
Map

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.

History[]

• 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12), appointed Bishop of Sonsón
• Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
• Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30), appointed Bishop of Duitama
• 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 – 2018.07.11)
• (2018.07.11 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• , appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2000
• , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 4°17′51″N 74°48′24″W / 4.2975°N 74.8068°W / 4.2975; -74.8068

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