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Diocese of

Neiva

Colombia Colombia

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Ibagué

History

  • 1972.07.24: Established as Diocese of Neiva / Neiven(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Garzón-Neiva)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.01.19 – ...):Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (76)Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (76)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Neiva (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (76)Bishop Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (76)
(2001.01.19 – ...)

Born:1935.08.31 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1961.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:1977.06.29

Titular Bishop of Timici (1977.05.06 – 1984.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1977.05.06 – 1984.03.23)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1984.03.23 – 2001.01.19)

Bishop of Neiva (Colombia) (2001.01.19 – ...)

Bishop Hernando Rojas Ramirez
(1985.07.01 – 2001.01.19)

Born:1924.12.12 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1947.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:1972.06.15
Died:2002.02.14 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Auca (1972.04.26 – 1974.12.12)

Coadjutor Bishop of Espinal (Colombia) (1972.04.26 – 1974.12.12)

Bishop of Espinal (Colombia) (1974.12.12 – 1985.07.01)

Bishop of Neiva (Colombia) (1985.07.01 – 2001.01.19)

Bishop Rafael Sarmiento Peralta (later Archbishop)
(1972.07.24 – 1985.01.12)

Born:1914.11.30 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1938.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:1963.01.06
Died:2000.04.25 († 85)

Bishop of Ocaña (Colombia) (1962.10.26 – 1972.07.24)

Bishop of Neiva (Colombia) (1972.07.24 – 1985.01.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1985.01.12 – 1994.06.21)


as of 2012.01.15

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