Diocese of Girardot

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

History

• 29 May 1956: Established as Diocese of Girardot from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1956.05.29 – 1961.02.12), appointed Bishop of Sonsón
• Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1961.04.08 – 1972.07.24), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
• Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. (1973.02.10 – 1981.07.30), appointed Bishop of Duitama
• Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (1982.05.21 – 1987.09.17)
• Jorge Ardila Serrano (1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15)
• Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (2001.06.15 – 2018.07.11)
• Jaime Muñoz Pedroza (2018.07.11 - present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Eulises González Sánchez, appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia in 2000
• Ismael Rueda Sierra, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org