Diocese of Garzón
| Diocese of Garzón | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ibagué |
| Diocesan bishop | Fabio Duque Jaramillo OFM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Libardo Ramírez Gómez |
| founding | 1900 |
| surface | 9,667 km² |
| Parishes | 57 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 524,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 504,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 96.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 118 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,877 |
| Friars | 29 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 158 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel |
| address | Obispado Calle 6, N. 7-14 Garzón, Huila Colombia |
| Website | http://www.diocesisgarzon.com/ |
The Diocese of Garzón ( lat. : Dioecesis Garzonensis , span. : Diócesis de Garzón ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Garzón .
history
The diocese of Garzón was on May 20, 1900 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected from territory ceded by the Diocese of Tolima and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Popayán as a suffragan . On February 25, 1964, the Garzón diocese was renamed the Garzón-Neiva diocese . The diocese of Garzón-Neiva was divided into the dioceses of Garzón and Neiva on July 24, 1972 . On December 14, 1974, the diocese of Garzón was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Ibagué as a suffragan.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Garzón
- Esteban Rojas Tovar , 1900-1922
- José Ignacio López Umaña , 1924–1942, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
- Gerardo Martínez Madrigal , 1942–1964
Bishops of Garzón-Neiva
- Gerardo Martínez Madrigal, 1964
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez , 1964–1972
Bishops of Garzón
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, 1972–1975, then Archbishop of Manizales
- Octavio Betancourt Arango , 1975-1977
- Ramón Mantilla Duarte CSsR , 1977–1985, then Bishop of Ipiales
- Libardo Ramírez Gómez , 1986-2003
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez , 2003–2011
- Fabio Duque Jaramillo OFM , since 2012