Diocese of Neiva
Diocese of Neiva | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Colombia |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Ibagué |
Diocesan bishop | Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortiz |
Vicar General | Ramiro Charry Puentes |
founding | 1972 |
surface | 10,523 km² |
Parishes | 52 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 458,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics | 435,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 95% |
Diocesan priest | 51 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious priest | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 5,649 |
Friars | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 57 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción |
Website | http://www.diocesisdeneiva.org/v2012/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva ( lat. : Dioecesis Neivensis , span. : Diócesis de Neiva ) is an in Colombia situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Neiva .
history
The Diocese of Neiva was created on July 12, 1972 as a result of the division of the Diocese of Garzón-Neiva . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Ibagué as a suffragan .
Bishops of Neiva
- Rafael Sarmiento Peralta , 1972–1985, then Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
- Hernando Rojas Ramirez , 1985-2001
- Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo OFM , 2001–2012
- Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortiz , since 2012
See also
Web links
La Inmaculada Concepción Cathedral in Neiva