The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot ( la, Girardotensis) 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, pro ...

located in the city of Girardot in the

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Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

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 Jesús María Coronado Caro S.D.B. (January 18, 1918 – December 31, 2010) was a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Biography He was born in Cienega, Colombia and ordained a priest on August 31, 1947, from the religious order of Salesi ...

, 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 Jorge Ardila Serrano (September 17, 1927, Zapatoca, Colombia – October 12, 2010, Girardot, Colombia) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardot, Colombia. Ordained to the priesthood on October 17, 1948, he was app ...

(1988.05.21 – 2001.06.15) *Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. (2001.06.15 – 2018.07.11) *

Jaime Muñoz Pedroza Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

(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 Ismael may refer to: People * Ismael Balkhi, a political activist from Afghanistan * Ismael Blanco (born 1983), an Argentine professional footballer * Ismael Prego "Wismichu", a Spanish youtuber * Ismael Villegas, a Puerto Rican Major League Bas ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 2000

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