Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano–Honda

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia

Diocese of Líbano–Honda Dioecesis Libanus-Hondanus


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Ibagué
Statistics
Area	3,477 km² (1,342 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 300,000 250,000 (83.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 July 1989 (34 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Líbano^[1]
Co-cathedral	Co-catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Honda
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Luis Henao Cadavid
Metropolitan Archbishop	vacant
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Diócesis de Líbano-Honda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Líbano–Honda (Latin: Libanus-Hondanus) is a diocese located in northern Tolima Department in Colombia, with sees in the cities of Líbano and Honda in the ecclesiastical province of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

The Diocese of Líbano–Honda was erected from territory within the northern end of the Archdiocese of Ibagué on 8 July 1989.^[2]

Ordinaries

José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. (8 July 1989 – 12 July 2002)
Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. (10 January 2003 – 28 February 2004)
José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (22 November 2004 – 23 February 2015), appointed Bishop of Facatativá
José Luis Henao Cadavid (17 October 2015 – )^[3]

References

^ "Diocese of Líbano–Honda". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
^ Pope John Paul II (8 July 1989), Libana-Hondana (in Latin), Quibusdam distractis territoriis ab Achidiocesi Ibaguensi nova Diocesis Libana-Hondana conditur
^ "Diocese of Líbano-Honda". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2016.^{[self-published source]}