Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto

Diocese of Pasto

Dioecesis Pastopolitana
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provincePopayán
Statistics
Area6,813 km2 (2,631 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
730,000
650,000 (89.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 April 1859 (165 years ago)
CathedralSt. Ezequiel Moreno Cathedral, Pasto
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJuan Carlos Cárdenas Toro
Bishops emeritusJulio Enrique Prado Bolaños
Map
Website
www.diocesisdepasto.com
Cathedral of St. Ezequiel Moreno Díaz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto (Latin: Dioecesis Pastopolitana) 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 – 1 Oct 2020) Retired
  • Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (1 Oct 2020 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

See also

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