Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Girardota
latin= Dioecesis Girardotanensis
country= Colombia| metropolitan= Medellín
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
cocathedral =
area= 2,445
population= 200,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 180,000
catholics_percent= 90.0
bishop= Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota {Latin: " Girardotanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Girardota in the Ecclesiastical province of Medellín in Colombia.
History
* June 18, 1988: Established as Diocese of Girardota from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
Leadership
* Bishops of Girardota (Roman rite)
** Bishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (2006.07.11 – present)
** Fr. Óscar González Villa (2006.04.24 – 2006.06.10)
** Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (1998.02.21 – 2005.05.13)
** Bishop Oscar Angel Bernal (1988.06.18 – 1996.07.04)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/gira1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgira.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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