Diocese of Pasto, Colombia 🇨🇴

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Pasto / Pastopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Popayán

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1859.04.10: Established as Diocese of Pasto / Pastopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Popayán and became suffragan of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
1900.06.20: Became suffragan of Popayán
1904.12.20: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Caquetá
1927.05.01: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco
1964.09.23: Gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Sibundoy and lost territory to establish Diocese of Ipiales

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.10.01 – ...):

Bishop Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (57)

Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Pasto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (57)
(2020.10.01 – ...)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia)
Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia)

In nomine tuo

Born:	1968.05.31 (Cartago, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1997.09.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2015.07.25

Priest of Cartago (Colombia) (1997.09.06 – 2015.06.26)

Titular Bishop of Nova (2015.06.26 – 2020.10.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia) (2015.06.26 – 2020.10.01)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (2019.05.15 – 2020.11.06)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (2020.10.01 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia) (2025.05.29 – ...)

Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (82)
(1995.02.02 – 2020.10.01)

Bishop emeritus of Pasto (Colombia)

Anunciar a Jesucristo

Born:	1943.11.21 (Cumbal, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1967.12.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.08.22

Titular Bishop of Furnos maior (1992.07.08 – 1995.02.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia) (1992.07.08 – 1995.02.02)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1995.02.02 – 2020.10.01)

Bishop Arturo Salazar Mejia, O.A.R.
(1977.01.03 – 1995.02.02)

Born:	1921.04.11 (Salamina, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1944.02.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.01.09
Died:	2009.11.01 († 88)

Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba (1965.10.14 – 1977.01.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Casanare (Colombia) (1965.10.14 – 1977.01.03)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1977.01.03 – 1995.02.02)

Bishop Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M.
(1961.11.21 – 1976.07.01)

Born:	1918.11.22 (Donmatías, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1945.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.07.10
Died:	1976.07.01 († 57)

Titular Bishop of Garriana (1960.05.13 – 1961.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1960.05.13 – 1961.11.21)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1961.11.21 – 1976.07.01)

Bishop Emilio Botero González
(1947.08.30 – 1961.08.21)

Born:	1884.03.12 (Marinilla, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1907.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.10.26
Died:	1961.08.21 († 77)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1947.08.30 – 1961.08.21)

Bishop Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo (later Archbishop)
(1934.02.01 – 1944.04.25)

Born:	1891.04.16 (Aranzazu, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1915.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.05.06
Died:	1971.09.02 († 80)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1934.02.01 – 1944.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1944.04.25 – 1964.09.12)

Titular Archbishop of Dionysiana (1964.09.12 – 1970)

Bishop Ippolito Agudelo
(1930.09.02 – 1933.05.23)

Gratia Dei sum id quod sum

Born:	1864.04.09 (Colombia)
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.01.06
Died:	1933.05.23 († 69)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1930.09.02 – 1933.05.23)

Bishop Antonio María Pueyo de Val, C.M.F.
(1917.11.26 – 1929.10.09)

Born:	1864.05.31 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1886.08.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.01.06
Died:	1929.10.09 († 65)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1917.11.26 – 1929.10.09)

Bishop Leonida Medina (later Archbishop)
(1912.01.22 – 1916.03.27)

Ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccatum mundi

Born:	1854.06.18 (Tuta, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1876.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.06.29
Died:	1953.12.25 († 99)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1912.01.22 – 1916.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Chamacus (1916.03.27 – 1923.03.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá in Colombia (Colombia) (1916.03.27 – 1923.03.07)

Bishop of Socorro (Colombia) (1923.03.07 – 1928.01.19)

Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1928.01.19 – 1947.07.19)

Titular Archbishop of Novæ Patræ (1947.07.19 – 1953.12.25)

Bishop Adolfo Perea
(1907.12.16 – 1911.02.17)

Born:	1853
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.06.29
Died:	1911.02.17 († 57)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1907.12.16 – 1911.02.17)

Saint Bishop Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, O.A.R.
(1895.12.02 – 1906.08.19)

Fortitudo mea et refugium meum es tu

Born:	1848.04.09 (La Rioja, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1871.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1894.05.01
Died:	1906.08.19 (Montegudo, Navarra, Spain † 58)
Beatified:	1975.11.01
Canonised:	1992.10.11 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Feast:	08.19

Titular Bishop of Pinara (1893.10.23 – 1895.12.02)

Vicar Apostolic of Casanare (Colombia) (1893.10.23 – 1895.12.02)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1895.12.02 – 1906.08.19)

Bishop and religious of Order of Augustinian Recollects (Augustinian Recollects).

Bishop Manuel José Cayzedo y Cuero (later Archbishop)
(1892.02.11 – 1895.12.02)

Monstra te esse Matrem

Born:	1850.11.16 (Bogotá, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1883.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.05.29
Died:	1937.06.22 (Medellín, Colombia † 86)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1892.02.11 – 1895.12.02)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1895.12.02 – 1900.06.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1900.06.20 – 1905.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1905.12.14 – 1937.06.22)

Bishop-elect Joaquín Pardo-Vergara (later Archbishop)
(1891.06.04 – 1892.01.22)

Diligamus nos invicem

Born:	1843.01.21
Ordained Priest:	1867.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.04.24
Died:	1904.11.14 († 61)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1891.06.04 – 1892.01.22)

Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1892.01.22 – 1902.02.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1902.02.24 – 1904.11.14)

Bishop Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1883.03.15 – 1889.10.06)

Born:	1834.04.11 (Popayán, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1860.08.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.06.03
Died:	1891.04.10 (Bogotá, Colombia † 56)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1883.03.15 – 1889.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1889.10.06 – 1891.04.10)

Bishop Emmanuele Canuto Restrepo
(1870.03.21 – 1881)

Born:	1825.01.19
Ordained Priest:	1849.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.04.03
Died:	1891.10.23 († 66)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1870.03.21 – 1881)

Bishop Juan Manuel García Tejada
(1866.01.06 – 1869.10.23)

Born:	1815
Consecrated Bishop:	1866.11.11
Died:	1869.10.23 († 53)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1866.01.06 – 1869.10.23)

Bishop José Elías Puyana
(1859.04.15 – 1864.11.20)

Born:	1788.07.20
Ordained Priest:	1811.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.04.07
Died:	1864.11.20 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Charadrus (1849.09.28 – 1859.04.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1849.09.28 – 1859.04.15)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1859.04.15 – 1864.11.20)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. (1960.05.13 – 1961.11.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez (later Cardinal) (1955.06.14 – 1959.12.30)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Sagrado Corazón y San Francisco de Asís, San Juan de Pasto, Nariño
Minor Basilica: Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario, La Unión, Nariño
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Churches by City (83)

Tulcán (↙), Ipiales (←), Tumaco (↖), Guapi (↑), Popayán (↗), Mocoa–Sibundoy (↘), San Miguel de Sucumbíos (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,190 km²

Population: 714,539 Catholics (83.8% of 852,797 total)

Pastoral Centres: 84 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 168 priests (134 diocesan, 34 religious), 4 deacons, 275 religious (44 brothers, 231 sisters), 63 seminarians