Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

Archdiocese of Medellín Archidioecesis Medellensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción (Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception)
Current leadership
Bishop	Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
Auxiliary Bishop	• Edgar Aristizábal Quintero • Hugo Alberto Torres Marín
Map
Website
www.arqmedellin.com

Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella

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

History

• February 14, 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
• February 24, 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
  • Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín
  • Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín

Name	Date of birth
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	(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 - present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Caldas
• Girardota
• Jericó
• Sonsón – Rionegro

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy