Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena

Archdiocese of Cartagena Archidioecesis Carthaginensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,228,000 1,076,000 (87.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Current leadership
Bishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthagin(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

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

Leadership

• Archbishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2005.10.24 – present)
  • Archbishop Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1983.09.23 – 2005.10.24)
  • Archbishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1974.10.03 – 1983)
  • Archbishop José Ignacio López Umaña (1943.11.13 – 1974.10.03)
  • Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1900.06.20 – 1943.11.13)
• Bishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1898.02.15 – 1900.06.20)
  • Bishop Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882.02.07 – 1896)
  • Bishop Manuel Cerón (1879 – 1880)
  • Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Rueda (1877 – 1878)
  • Bishop Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856.09.16 – 1877)
  • Bishop Pedro Antonio Torres (1850 – 1855)
  • Bishop Juan Fernández de Sotomayor Picón (1831 – 1849)
  • Bishop Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816.03.08 – 1828.03.12)
  • Bishop Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (1806.08.26 – 1815.01.12)
  • Bishop Miguel Alvarez Cortez (1792.12.03 – 1795.09.22)
  • Bishop José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777 – ?)
  • Bishop Blas Sobrino y Minayo (1775.03.13 – 1776.12.16)
  • Archbishop Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (1772.09.07 – 1775.03.13)
  • Bishop Manuel Sosa Betencourt (1755.11.17 – 1765.04.22)
  • Bishop Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1748 – 1755)
  • Bishop Diego Martínez Garrido, O.S. (1741.03.06 – 1747.08.22)
  • Bishop Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1726.02.20 – 1728.09.20)
  • Bishop Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1720.04.15 – 1725.11.19)
  • Bishop Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714.09.17 – 1717.11.25)
  • Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659.11.10 – 1681.02.22)
  • Bishop Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630.09.09 – 1640.08.13)
  • Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623.05.22 – 1623.12.18)
  • Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617.06.26 – 1621.12.10)
  • Bishop Pedro Vega (1614.10.06 – 1617)
  • Bishop Juan de Labrada (1597.01.29 – 1613.07.22)
  • Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587.09.28 – 1590)
  • Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578.10.06 – 1586.09.10)
  • Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574.06.25 – 1577.09.09)
  • Bishop Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (1571.05.18 – 1572)
  • Bishop Juan Simancas Simancas (1561.12.05 – 1570)
  • Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541.07.20 – 1550.07.17)
  • Archbishop Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (1537.12.05 – 1541.05.13)

Suffragan dioceses

• Magangué
• Montelíbano
• Montería
• Sincelejo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

Link

• Archdiocese of Cartagena