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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota (Latin: Girardotanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Girardota in the ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.
Diocese of Girardota Dioecesis Girardotanensis | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Medellín |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,445 km2 (944 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 200,000 180,000 (90.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 18 June 1988 (36 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Guillermo Orozco Montoya |
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Website | |
www.diogirardota.org.co |
History
edit- 18 June 1988: Established as Diocese of Girardota from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
Ordinaries
edit- 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)
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