Roman Catholic Diocese of Neiva

Diocese of Neiva Dioecesis Neivensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	10,523 km2 (4,063 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 430,000 409,126 (95.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 July 1972 (51 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Froilán Tiberio Casas Ortíz
Metropolitan Archbishop	vacant
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeneiva.org

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.

History

• 24 July 1972: Established as Diocese of Neiva from the Diocese of Garzón-Neiva

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

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Neiva

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

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