Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales

Archdiocese of Manizales Archidioecesis Manizalensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 750,000 731,000 (97.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Current leadership
Bishop	Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales (Latin: Manizalen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Manizales in Colombia.

On Friday, October 8, 2010, the Vatican Information Service announced that on Thursday, October 7, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI had accepted Archbishop Tirado's resignation; he is succeeded as Archbishop of Manizales by his Coadjutor Archbishop, Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo.

History

• April 11, 1900: Established as Diocese of Manizales from the Diocese of Medellín and Apostolic Prefecture of Chocó
• May 10, 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Manizales
  • Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Victorias in Santa Rosa de Cabal

Leadership

• Archbishops of Manizales (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (since 2010.10.07); had been Coadjutor Archbishop
  • Archbishop Fabio Betancur Tirado (1996.10.15 – 2010.10.07)
  • Archbishop José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez (1975.05.22 – 1996.10.15)
  • Archbishop Arturo Duque Villegas (1959.07.07 – 1975.05.23)
  • Cardinal Luis Concha Córdoba (1954.05.10 – 1959.05.18)
• Bishops of Manizales (Roman rite)
  • Cardinal Luis Concha Córdoba (1935.07.13 – 1954.05.10)
  • Archbishop Juan Manoel González Arbeláez (1933.07.03 – 1934.06.06)
  • Archbishop Tiberio Salazar Herrera (1912.07.06 – 1932.07.07)
  • Bishop Gregorio Nazianzeno Hoyos (1901.05.11 – 1921.10.28)

Suffragan dioceses

• Armenia
• La Dorada–Guaduas
• Pereira

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy