Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
Catholic archdiocese in Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catholic archdiocese in Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.
Archdiocese of Medellín Archidioecesis Medellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Statistics | |
Area | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,012,847 2,625,494 (87.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 February 1868 (156 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo |
Auxiliary Bishops | José Mauricio Vélez García |
Bishops emeritus | Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF |
Map | |
Website | |
www.arqmedellin.com |
Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current archbishop of Medellín.
Name | Dates of service |
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Valerio Antonio Jiménez (Ximenes) | (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 29 May 1873 Resigned) |
José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz | (29 May 1873 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1874 Died) |
José Ignacio Montoya Peláez | (7 Apr 1876 Appointed - 15 Jul 1884 Died) |
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo | (27 Mar 1885 Appointed – 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) |
Joaquín Pardo Vergara | (22 Jan 1892 Appointed – ) |
Manuel José Caicedo Martínez | (14 Dec 1905 Appointed – 22 Jun 1937 Died) |
Tiberio Salazar Herrera | (22 Jun 1937 Succeeded – 1942 Died) |
Joaquín Garcia Benitez | (14 May 1942 Appointed – 28 Nov 1957 Retired) |
Tulio Botero Salazar | (8 Dec 1957 Appointed – 2 Jun 1979 Retired) |
Alfonso López Trujillo [Cardinal in 1983] | (2 Jun 1979 Succeeded – 9 Jan 1991 Resigned) |
Héctor Rueda Hernández | (7 Nov 1991 Appointed – 13 Feb 1997 Retired) |
Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo P.S.S. | (13 Feb 1997 Appointed – 16 Feb 2010 Retired) |
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo | (16 Feb 2010 Appointed – present) |
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