Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota

{{Short description|Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia}}

{{No footnotes|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Girardota

|latin = Dioecesis Girardotanensis

|image = Escudo de la Diócesis de Girardota.svg

|image_size = 100px

|country = {{flag|Colombia}}

|province = Medellín

|rite = Latin Rite

|established = 18 June 1988 ({{age|1988|6|18}} years ago)

|cathedral = Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 2,445

|population = 200,000

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 180,000

|catholics_percent= 90.0

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Guillermo Orozco Montoya

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map = Mapa Diocesis de Girardota.svg

|website = [http://www.diogirardota.org.co/ www.diogirardota.org.co]

|headquarters=|denomination=}}

File:Catedral de Girardota-Fachada Frontal.JPG

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota ({{langx|la|Girardotanensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Girardota in the ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.

History

  • 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Girardota from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Ordinaries

  • Oscar Angel Bernal † (18 Jun 1988 – 4 Jul 1996 Died)
  • Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (21 Feb 1998 – 13 May 2005) Appointed, Bishop of Riohacha
  • Óscar González Villa (24 Apr 2006 – 10 Jun 2006) Resigned before episcopal ordination
  • Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (11 Jul 2006 – 16 Jul 2009) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales
  • Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2 Feb 2010 – present)

See also

Sources

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