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Diocese of Espinal

Dioecesis Espinalensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 March 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ibagué
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square 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, Colombia
  • Telephone: (8)239.02.60

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 March 1957ErectedDiocese of Ibagué (Espinal, Alpujarra, Ataco, Carmen de Apicala, Coyaima, Cunday, Chaparral, Chicoral, Dolores, Flanders, Guamo, Icononzo, Melgar, Natagaiina, Ortega , Prado, Purificación, Rioblanco, San Antonio, San Luis, Saldaña, Suárez, and Villarica) Diocese of Espinal (erected)
14 December 1974Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Espinal (from Bogotá)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966420,000424210,000108028ap1967
1970406,700.0%555508832ap1971
1976465,000490,00094.9%49499,48966036ap1977
1980538,000588,00091.5%505010,7605436ap1981
1990722,000745,00096.9%565612,8921103538ap1991
1999371,212464,01580.0%79794,6987250ap2000
2000371,212464,01580.0%82824,5267250ap2001
2001350,000425,00082.4%79794,4308550ap2002
2002350,000425,00082.4%93933,7636653ap2003
2003350,000425,00082.4%93933,7636653ap2004
2004350,000425,00082.4%88883,9775653ap2005
2006331,000439,00075.4%98983,3773954ap2007
2013432,000479,00090.2%92924,695184858ap2014
2016447,000495,00090.3%972994,515203461ap2017
2019462,000511,66090.3%945994,66693561ap2020
2021664,700756,80087.8%1031036,45343659ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 712, to Page 714
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 167, and Page 168

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