Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto
| Diocese of Pasto Dioecesis Pastopolitanus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Popayán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,813 km2 (2,631 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 730,000 650,000 (89.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1859 (156 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Ezequiel Moreno Díaz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdepasto.com | |
Cathedral of Cathedral of St. Ezequiel Moreno Díaz
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto (Latin: Pastopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Pasto in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.
History
- 10 April 1859: Established as Diocese of Pasto from the Diocese of Popayán
Ordinaries
- José Elías Puyana † (15 Apr 1859 - 20 Nov 1864) Died
- Juan Manuel García Tejada † (6 Jan 1866 - 23 Oct 1869) Died
- Manuel Canuto Restrepo † (21 Mar 1870 - 1881) Resigned
- Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. † (15 Mar 1883 - 27 May 1889) Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
- Joaquín Pardo y Vergara † (4 Jun 1891 - 1 Feb 1892) Appointed, Bishop of Medellín
- Manuel José Caicedo Martínez † (1 Feb 1892 - 2 Dec 1895) Appointed, Bishop of Popayán
- St. Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, O.A.R. † (2 Dec 1895 - 19 Aug 1906) Died
- Adolfo Perea † (16 Dec 1907 - Apr 1911) Died
- Leonidas Medina † (23 Jan 1912 - 27 Mar 1916) Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá
- Antonio María Pueyo de Val, C.M.F. † (26 Nov 1917 - 9 Oct 1929) Died
- Hipólito Leopoldo Agudelo † (2 Sep 1930 - 23 May 1933) Died
- Diego María Gómez Tamayo † (1 Feb 1934 - 22 Apr 1944) Appointed, Archbishop of Popayán
- Emilio Botero González † (30 Aug 1947 - 21 Aug 1961) Died
- Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. † (21 Nov 1961 - 1 Jul 1976) Died
- Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R. † (3 Jan 1977 - 2 Feb 1995) Resigned
- Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (2 Feb 1995 - present)
Auxiliary bishops
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1955 - 1959) Appointed, Bishop of the Diocese of Monteria
See also
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