Espinal (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Miguel Fernando Gonz�lez Mari�o, Bishop	General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 18 March 1957 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ibagu� Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: ColombiaSquare Kilometers: 14,000 (5,407 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://diocesisdelespinal.org/ Mailing Address: Casa Episcopal, Carrera 7a N. 10-14, El Espinal, Tolima, ColombiaTelephone: (8)239.02.60

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jacinto V�squez Ochoa † (22 Dec 1956 Appointed - 12 Dec 1974 Resigned)
Hernando Rojas Ramirez † (12 Dec 1974 Succeeded - 1 Jul 1985 Appointed, Bishop of Neiva)
Alonso Arteaga Yepes † (25 Oct 1985 Appointed - 30 Oct 1989 Died)
Abraham Escudero Montoya † (30 Apr 1990 Appointed - 2 Feb 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Palmira)
Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (24 Oct 2007 Appointed - 18 Aug 2014 Appointed, Bishop of Armenia)
Orlando Roa Barbosa (30 May 2015 Appointed - 29 May 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Ibagu�)
Miguel Fernando Gonz�lez Mari�o (19 Dec 2020 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
18 March 1957	Erected	Diocese of Ibagu� (Espinal, Alpujarra, Ataco, Carmen de Apicala, Coyaima, Cunday, Chaparral, Chicoral, Dolores, Flanders, Guamo, Icononzo, Melgar, Natagaiina, Ortega , Prado, Purificaci�n, Rioblanco, San Antonio, San Luis, Salda�a, Su�rez, and Villarica)	Diocese of Espinal (erected)
14 December 1974	Metropolitan Changed	Diocese of Espinal (from Bogot�)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes
1966	420,000	42	42	10,000	10	80	28	ap1967
1970	406,700	.0%	55	55	0	88	32	ap1971
1976	465,000	490,000	94.9%	49	49	9,489	6	60	36	ap1977
1980	538,000	588,000	91.5%	50	50	10,760	54	36	ap1981
1990	722,000	745,000	96.9%	56	56	12,892	1	10	35	38	ap1991
1999	371,212	464,015	80.0%	79	79	4,698	72	50	ap2000
2000	371,212	464,015	80.0%	82	82	4,526	72	50	ap2001
2001	350,000	425,000	82.4%	79	79	4,430	85	50	ap2002
2002	350,000	425,000	82.4%	93	93	3,763	66	53	ap2003
2003	350,000	425,000	82.4%	93	93	3,763	66	53	ap2004
2004	350,000	425,000	82.4%	88	88	3,977	56	53	ap2005
2006	331,000	439,000	75.4%	98	98	3,377	39	54	ap2007
2013	432,000	479,000	90.2%	92	92	4,695	18	48	58	ap2014
2016	447,000	495,000	90.3%	97	2	99	4,515	20	34	61	ap2017
2019	462,000	511,660	90.3%	94	5	99	4,666	9	35	61	ap2020
2021	664,700	756,800	87.8%	103	103	6,453	4	36	59	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto(Priest: 30 Jan 1993 to 30 Jan 2013)
Israel Bravo Cort�s
Miguel Fernando Gonz�lez Mari�o(Bishop: 19 Dec 2020 - )
Jaime Mu�oz Pedroza(Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jul 2020 to 6 Feb 2021)
Orlando Roa Barbosa(Bishop: 30 May 2015 to 29 May 2020)
Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz(Bishop: 24 Oct 2007 to 18 Aug 2014)

Alonso Arteaga Yepes † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1985 to 30 Oct 1989)
Abraham Escudero Montoya † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1990 to 2 Feb 2007)
Hernando Rojas Ramirez † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Apr 1972; Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 1 Jul 1985)
Jacinto V�squez Ochoa † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1956 to 12 Dec 1974)

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