Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Archdiocese of Barranquilla Archidioecesis Barranquillensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,533,000 2,051,000 (81.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana de María Reina
Current leadership
Bishop	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve
Auxiliary Bishop	Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History

• 7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
• 25 April 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Special churches

• Pro-Cathedral:
  • Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Leadership

• Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (2010.11.13 – present)
  • Archbishop Jesús Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08)
  • Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
  • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11)
• Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25)
  • Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
  • Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18)
  • Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23)
  • Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

Suffragan dioceses

• El Banco
• Riohacha
• Santa Marta
• Valledupar

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website