Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué

Archdiocese of Ibagué Archidioecesis Ibaguensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	6,044 km2 (2,334 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 560,344 504,310 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Bishop	Flavio Calle Zapata

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué (Latin: Ibaguen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

• May 20, 1900: Established as Diocese of Ibagué from the Diocese of Tolima
• December 14, 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibagué

Leadership

• Archbishops of Ibagué (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata (2003.01.10 – present)
  • Archbishop Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (1993.03.25 – 2002.08.17)
  • Archbishop José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1993.03.25)
• Bishops of Ibagué (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (1964.03.17 – 1974.12.14)
  • Archbishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1959.11.02 – 1964.01.03)
  • Archbishop Arturo Duque Villegas (1957.03.17 – 1959.07.07)
  • Archbishop Pedro Maria Rodríguez Andrade (1924.04.10 – 1957.03.17)
  • Archbishop Ismael Perdomo Borrero (1903.04.29 – 1923.02.05)

Suffragan dioceses

• Espinal
• Florencia
• Garzón
• Líbano–Honda
• Neiva

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy