Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena in Colombia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2][3]

Archdiocese of Cartagena

Archidioecesis Carthaginensis
Location
Country Colombia
Statistics
Area8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
1,228,000
1,076,000 (87.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established24 April 1534 (486 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Catalina de Alejandría
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Bishops emeritusCarlos José Ruiseco Vieira
Map
Website
arquicartagena.org
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

History

  • 24 April 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panamá
  • 20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Bishops

Ordinaries

Diocese of Cartagena

Erected: April 24, 1534

Archdiocese of Cartagena

Elevated June 20, 1900

  • Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1898 – 13 Nov 1943 Died)
  • José Ignacio López Umaña (1943–1974 Died)
  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1974–1983 Retired)
  • Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1983–2005 Resigned)
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2005– )

Coadjutor archbishops

  • José Ignacio López Umaña (1942–1943)
  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1967–1974)
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2004–2005)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1949–1952), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1952–1956), appointed Bishop of Montería (later returned here as Coadjutor and Archbishop)
  • Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1956–1959), appointed Bishop of Barranquilla
  • Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo (1963–1968), appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro
  • Félix María Torres Parra (1966–1967), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Ismael Rueda Sierra (2000–2003), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José Soleibe Arbeláez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1999
  • Ariel Lascarro Tapia, appointed Bishop of Magangué in 2014

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References

  1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Cartagena" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  3. Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
  4. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
  5. "Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  6. "Father Gregorio de Beteta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  7. "Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  8. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  9. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
  10. "Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016

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