Diocese of Garzón
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón is a diocese located in the city of Garzón in the ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.
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History
- 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Garzón from the Diocese of Tolima
- 25 February 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón-Neiva
- 24 July 1972: Renamed as Diocese of Garzón
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
; Bishops of Garzón, below- Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M.
- Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez
- Libardo Ramírez Gómez
- Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R., appointed Bishop of Ipiales
- Octavio Betancourt Arango
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, appointed Archbishop of Manizales; future Cardinal
- Gerardo Martínez Madrigal
- Gerardo Martínez Madrigal
- José Ignacio López Umaña, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena
- Esteban Rojas Tovar
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Ismael Perdomo Borrero, appointed Bishop of Ibagué in 1903
- Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa, appointed Bishop of Espinal in 1956