Roman Catholic Diocese of Espinal

The Diocese of Espinal (Latin: Dioecesis Espinalensis, Spanish: diócesis de Espinal ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Espinal.

History

The Diocese of Espinal was born on March 18, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Papal Bull Qui supremum empire of cessions of territory of the Diocese of Ibagué and the Archdiocese of Popayán assumed suffragan. On December 14, 1974, the Diocese of Espinal was the Archdiocese of Ibagué is a suffragan.

Bishops of Espinal

• Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa, 1957-1974
• Hernando Rojas Ramirez, 1974-1985, then Bishop of Neiva
• Alonso Arteaga Yepes, 1985-1989
• Abraham Escudero Montoya, 1990-2007, then Bishop of Palmira
• Pablo Salas Emiro Anteliz, since 2007