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Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

Diocese of El Espinal

Dioecesis Espinalensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceIbagué
Statistics
Area14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
439,000
331,000 (75.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established18 March 1957 (67 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMiguel Fernando González Mariño
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
  • Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2007.10.24 – 2014.08.18), appointed Bishop of Armenia
  • Orlando Roa Barbosa (2015.05.30 - 2020.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Ibagué
  • Miguel Fernando González Mariño (2020.12.19 - )

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

Sources

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


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