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Diocese of Girardota

Dioecesis Girardotanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 June 1988
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 2,445 (944 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diogirardota.org.co/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Calle 7 N. 14-27, Giradota, Antioquia, Colombia
  • Telephone: (4)289.08.82
  • Fax: 289.06.80

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 June 1988ErectedArchdiocese of Medellín (Girardota, Barbosa, Santo Domingo, Concepción, Alejandría, San Roque, Caracoli, Maceo, Yolombó, and Cisneros) Diocese of Girardota (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990188,000190,00098.9%40404,7006020ap1991
1999153,899158,89996.9%44443,4977618ap2000
2000150,000151,89998.7%46463,2608918ap2001
2001150,000153,89997.5%44443,4099120ap2002
2002150,000153,89997.5%59592,54219222ap2003
2003155,000158,50097.8%46463,36919222ap2004
2004180,000200,00090.0%57573,1574523ap2005
2006186,000206,00090.3%58583,2068025ap2007
2013189,600225,00084.3%63633,009135730ap2014
2016185,985198,35593.8%601613,048365233ap2017
2019186,986195,65095.6%602623,015664633ap2020
2021184,032190,32096.7%613642,87553633ap2022

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 80, Page 1,731, and Page 1,732

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