Diocese of Espinal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal () is a diocese located in the city of Espinal in the ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

• 18 March 1957: Established as Diocese of El Espinal from the Diocese of Ibagué

Bishops

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 (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 (1972-1974)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2013

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org