Diocese of Girardot

Girardoten(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Girardot is a Latin Church diocese in central Cundinamarca Department, Colombia, erected in 1956 from the Archdiocese of Bogotá. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bogotá.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral del Inmaculado Corazón de María, in Girardot, Colombia.

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Established: 1956
Catholics: 771,640
Priests: 164
Territory: 4,800 km²

Parishes and churches

69 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Jaime Muñoz Pedroza
Born: 30 September 1958
Birthplace: Ciénaga

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The cathedral

Catedral del Inmaculado Corazón de María stands in Girardot, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

This Colombian diocese (Latin: Girardotensis) has its seat in the city of Girardot and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Bogotá.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 29 May 1956
Latin: Girardoten(sis)
Annuario code: 001001488

The see in figures

Catholics: 771,640
Population: 610,000
Priests: 164
Catholics per priest: 4,705
Extent: 4,800 km²
Catholics per km²: 161

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Obispado, Calle 19 N. 11-65, Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Telephone: [601]833.49.40; fax 830.95.10
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Bogotá

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bogotá.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of EspinalEspinal19 km
Archdiocese of IbaguéIbagué51 km
Diocese of Líbano-HondaLíbano63 km
Diocese of SoachaSoacha75 km
Diocese of FacatativáFacatativá75 km
Diocese of FontibónFontibón85 km
Archdiocese of BogotáBogotá88 km
Diocese of EngativáEngativá89 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].