History of Libano

The layout of the built-up area of Líbano was organized as a village in 1886. From 1900 until now, Líbano developed as an important village, pushing dirt roads in all directions.

Socioeconomic development of the region was guided by its founders from the development of mining and power to the cultivation of coffee, which has become the main characteristic element of the economy, society and culture of the area.

The city of Líbano is the see of the Diocese of Líbano-Honda created by Pope John Paul II on July 26, 1989, by the Bull "Ita Iam." The territorial area of the diocese covers an area of 3,477 km ² with approximately 240,000 inhabitants. Its first bishop was Monsignor José Luis Serna Alzate, who took office on October 7, 1989. On February 12, 2005 took over as third bishop of the Diocese Bishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the current bishop