Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva (Latin: Neivensis) is a diocese located in the city of Neiva in the Ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

Diocese of Neiva

Dioecesis Neivensis
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceIbagué
Statistics
Area10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
430,000
409,126 (95.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established24 July 1972 (48 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de La Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFroilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz
Metropolitan Archbishopvacant
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeneiva.org
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

History

Ordinaries

  • Rafael Sarmiento Peralta (1972.07.24 – 1985.01.12) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • Hernando Rojas Ramirez (1985.07.01 – 2001.01.19)
  • Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (2001.01.19 – 2012.02.04)
  • Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz (since 2012.02.04)

See also

Sources


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