The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón () 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
Garzón in the
ecclesiastical province
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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
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.
History
* 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Garzón from the Diocese of Tolima
* 25 February 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón-Neiva
* 24 July 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
; Bishops of Garzón, below
*
Fabio Duque Jaramillo,
O.F.M. (2012.06.11 – 2022.02.09)
*
Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez (2003.12.19 – 2011.07.15)
*
Libardo Ramírez Gómez (1986.10.18 – 2003.03.15)
*
Ramón Mantilla Duarte,
C.Ss.R. (1977.04.26 – 1985.10.25), appointed Bishop of Ipiales
*
Octavio Betancourt Arango (1975.11.10 – 1977.04.26)
*
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1964.02.29 – 1975.05.22), appointed Archbishop of Manizales; future Cardinal
; Bishop of Garzón-Neiva, below
*
Gerardo Martínez Madrigal (1964.02.25 – 1964.02.29)
; Bishops of Garzón, below
* Gerardo Martínez Madrigal (1942.06.24 – 1964.02.25)
*
José Ignacio López Umaña (1924.04.10 – 1942.03.15), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
*
Esteban Rojas Tovar (1900.05.20 – 1922.07.21)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Ismael Perdomo Borrero, appointed Bishop of Ibagué in 1903
*
Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa, appointed Bishop of Espinal in 1956
See 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
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Ibagué
Christian organizations established in 1900
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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