Diocese of Girardota

Dioecesis Girardotanensis

Bishop(s)

Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo, Bishop
Guillermo Orozco Montoya, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 18 June 1988
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Colombia
Square Kilometers: 2,445 (944 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diogirardota.org.co/
Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Calle 7 N. 14-27, Giradota, Antioquia, Colombia
Telephone: (4)289.08.82
Fax: 289.06.80

Past and Present Ordinaries

Óscar Ángel Bernal † (18 Jun 1988 Appointed - 4 Jul 1996 Died)
Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (21 Feb 1998 Appointed - 13 May 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Riohacha)
Óscar González Villa † (24 Apr 2006 Appointed - 10 Jun 2006 Resigned)
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (11 Jul 2006 Appointed - 16 Jul 2009 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Manizales)
Guillermo Orozco Montoya (2 Feb 2010 Appointed - 21 Mar 2024 Retired)
Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo (21 Mar 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
18 June 1988	Erected	Archdiocese of Medellín (Girardota, Barbosa, Santo Domingo, Concepción, Alejandría, San Roque, Caracoli, Maceo, Yolombó, and Cisneros)	Diocese of Girardota (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1990 188,000 190,000 98.9% 40 40 4,700 60 20 ap1991

1999 153,899 158,899 96.9% 44 44 3,497 76 18 ap2000

2000 150,000 151,899 98.7% 46 46 3,260 89 18 ap2001

2001 150,000 153,899 97.5% 44 44 3,409 91 20 ap2002

2002 150,000 153,899 97.5% 59 59 2,542 1 92 22 ap2003

2003 155,000 158,500 97.8% 46 46 3,369 1 92 22 ap2004

2004 180,000 200,000 90.0% 57 57 3,157 45 23 ap2005

2006 186,000 206,000 90.3% 58 58 3,206 80 25 ap2007

2013 189,600 225,000 84.3% 63 63 3,009 1 3 57 30 ap2014

2016 185,985 198,355 93.8% 60 1 61 3,048 3 6 52 33 ap2017

2019 186,986 195,650 95.6% 60 2 62 3,015 6 6 46 33 ap2020

2021 184,032 190,320 96.7% 61 3 64 2,875 5 36 33 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	188,000	190,000	98.9%	40		40	4,700			60	20	ap1991
1999	153,899	158,899	96.9%	44		44	3,497			76	18	ap2000
2000	150,000	151,899	98.7%	46		46	3,260			89	18	ap2001
2001	150,000	153,899	97.5%	44		44	3,409			91	20	ap2002
2002	150,000	153,899	97.5%	59		59	2,542	1		92	22	ap2003
2003	155,000	158,500	97.8%	46		46	3,369	1		92	22	ap2004
2004	180,000	200,000	90.0%	57		57	3,157			45	23	ap2005
2006	186,000	206,000	90.3%	58		58	3,206			80	25	ap2007
2013	189,600	225,000	84.3%	63		63	3,009	1	3	57	30	ap2014
2016	185,985	198,355	93.8%	60	1	61	3,048	3	6	52	33	ap2017
2019	186,986	195,650	95.6%	60	2	62	3,015	6	6	46	33	ap2020
2021	184,032	190,320	96.7%	61	3	64	2,875		5	36	33	ap2022