Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto

Diocese of Pasto Dioecesis Pastopolitanus
Location
Country	Colombia
Metropolitan	Popayán
Statistics
Area	6,813 km2 (2,631 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 730,000 650,000 (89.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de San Ezequiel Moreno Díaz
Current leadership
Bishop	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto (Latin: Pastopolitan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Pasto in the Ecclesiastical province of Popayán in Colombia.

History

• April 10, 1859: Established as Diocese of Pasto from the Diocese of Popayán

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas

Basílica Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Las Lajas

Leadership

• Bishops of Pasto (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (1995.02.02 – present)
  • Bishop Arturo Salazar Mejía, O.A.R. (1977.01.03 – 1995.02.02)
  • Bishop Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. (1961.11.21 – 1976.07.01)
  • Bishop Emilio Botero González (1947.08.30 – 1961.08.21)
  • Archbishop Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo (1934.02.01 – 1944.04.25)
  • Bishop Ippolito Agudelo (1930.09.02 – 1933.05.23)
  • Bishop Antonio Maria Pueyo de Val, C.M.F. (1917.11.26 – 1929.10.09)
  • Archbishop Leonida Medina (1912.01.22 – 1916.03.27)
  • Bishop Adolfo Perea (1907.12.16 – 1911.04)
  • Saint Bishop Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, O.A.R. (1895.12.02 – 1906.08.19)
  • Archbishop Emanuele Giuseppe Cayzedo y Cuero (1892.02.11 – 1895.12.02)
  • Archbishop Joaquín Pardo-Vergara (1891.06.04 – 1892.01.22)
  • Archbishop Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. (1883.03.15 – 1889.10.06)
  • Bishop Emmanuele Canuto Restrepo (1870.03.21 – ?)

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy