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.
Diocese of Girardot Dioecesis Girardotensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bogotá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 610,000 485,000 (79.5%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 May 1956 (68 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de La Inmaculado Corazón de María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jaime Muñoz Pedroza |
| Bishops emeritus | Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. |
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History
edit- 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- 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)
- Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (2018.07.11 - present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Eulises González Sánchez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2000
- Ismael Rueda Sierra, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000
See also
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