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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal () is a
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ibagué Christian organizations established in 1957 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal () is a diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of Espinal in the ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima Department, Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city ...
in Colombia.
History
* 18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of El Espinal from the Diocese of IbaguéBishops
Ordinaries
*Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa (1956.12.22 – 1974.12.12) *Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1974.12.12 – 1985.07.01), appointed Bishop of Neiva *Alonso Arteaga Yepes (1985 – 1989.10.30) *Abraham Escudero Montoya Abrahim Escudero Montoya (January 24, 1940 – November 6, 2009) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Palmira, Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular re ...
(1990.04.30 – 2007.02.02), appointed Bishop of Palmira
* Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2007.10.24 – 2014.08.18), appointed Bishop of Armenia
* Orlando Roa Barbosa (2015.05.30 - 2020.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Ibagué
*Miguel Fernando González Mariño (2020.12.19 - )
Coadjutor bishop
*Hernando Rojas Ramirez Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to Fernando and the English Ferdinand. It may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Hernando, Córdoba
;Canada
* Hernando Island, British Columbia
;United States
* Hernando, Florida
* Hernando County, F ...
(1972-1974)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
* Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2013See also
*Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 5 ...
Sources
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Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ibagué Christian organizations established in 1957 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub