Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Girardot
latin= Dioecesis Girardotensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Bogotá
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 4,800
population= 610,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 485,000
catholics_percent= 79.5
bishop= Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot {Latin: " Girardoten(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Girardot in the Ecclesiastical province of Bogotá in Colombia.
History
* May 29, 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá
Leadership
* Bishops of Girardot (Roman rite)
** Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (2001.06.15 – present)
** Bishop Jorge Ardila Serrano (1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)
** Bishop Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (1982.05.21 – 1987.09.17)
** Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30)
** Bishop Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24)
** Archbishop Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/gira0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgirt.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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