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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva ( la, Neivensis) is a
diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Neiva Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...
in Colombia.


History

* 24 July 1972: Established as Diocese of Neiva from the Diocese of Garzón-Neiva


Ordinaries

* Rafael Sarmiento Peralta (1972.07.24 – 1985.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of
Nueva Pamplona Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department. History Colonization The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...
* Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1985.07.01 – 2001.01.19) * Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2001.01.19 – 2012.02.04) * Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz (since 2012.02.04)


See also

*
Roman Catholicism in Colombia The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia. Organization It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
* Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Neiva


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