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Diocese of

Girardot

Colombia Colombia

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Bogotá

Website: Link

History

  • 1956.05.29: Established as Diocese of Girardot / Girardoten(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.06.15 – ...):Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (70)Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Girardot (Roman Rite)

Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (70)Bishop Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (70)
(2001.06.15 – ...)

Born:1941.07.23 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1968.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:1988.02.27

Titular Bishop of Elicroca (1987.12.15 – 1999.10.29)

Vicar Apostolic of Ariari (Colombia) (1987.12.15 – 1999.10.29)

Bishop of Granada (Colombia) (1999.10.29 – 2001.06.15)

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (2001.06.15 – ...)

Bishop Jorge Ardila Serrano
(1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)

Born:1925.09.17 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1948.10.17
Consecrated Bishop:1980.11.30
Died:2010.10.12 († 85)

Titular Bishop of Tisedi (1980.10.27 – 1988.05.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1980.10.27 – 1988.05.21)

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)

Bishop Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (72)Bishop Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (72)
(1982.05.21 – 1987.09.17)

Born:1939.02.10 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1963.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1982.08.14

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (1982.05.21 – 1987.09.17)

Bishop Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.
(1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30)

Opus justitiæ pax

Born:1918.01.18 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1947.08.31
Consecrated Bishop:1973.03.24
Died:2010.12.31 († 92)

Prefect Apostolic of Ariari (Colombia) (1964.01.16 – 1973.02.10)

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30)

Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso (Colombia) (1981.07.30 – 1994.06.21)

Bishop Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano
(1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24)

Born:1918.10.23 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1941.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:1961.05.28
Died:1980.01.19 († 61)

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24)

Titular Bishop of Elepla (1972.07.24 – 1975.10.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1972.07.24 – 1975.10.25)

Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1975.10.25 – 1980.01.19)

Bishop Alfredo Rubio Diaz (later Archbishop)
(1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12)

Born:1901.12.08 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1926.11.07
Consecrated Bishop:1953.09.13
Died:1992.08.19 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Vallis (1953.07.07 – 1956.05.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1953.07.07 – 1956.05.29)

Bishop of Girardot (Colombia) (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12)

Bishop of Sonsón (Colombia) (1961.02.12 – 1968.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1968.03.27 – 1978.02.28)


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