Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla
Archdiocese of Barranquilla Archidioecesis Barranquillensis Arquidiócesis de Barranquilla | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,319 km2 (1,281 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 2,766,000 2,243,000 (81.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 July 1932 (92 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Queen Mary in Barranquilla |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt |
| Bishops emeritus | Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve |
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| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisbaq.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.
History
[edit]- 7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Archdiocese of Cartagena
- 25 April 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla
Special churches
[edit]- Pro-Cathedral:
- Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2017.11.14 - present)
- Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (2010.11.13 – 2017.11.14)
- Archbishop Jesús Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2012)
- Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
- Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11); see below
- Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25); see above
- Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
- Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira
- Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali
- Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1971-1977), appointed Bishop of Montería
- Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1977-1987), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
- Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (1995-1999), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
- Luis Antonio Nova Rocha (2002-2010), appointed Bishop of Facatativá
- Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (2003-2017)
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]| Province of Barranquilla | |
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| Province of Bogotá | |
| Province of Bucaramanga | |
| Province of Cali | |
| Province of Cartagena | |
| Province of Florencia | |
| Province of Ibagué | |
| Province of Manizales | |
| Province of Medellín | |
| Province of Nueva Pamplona | |
| Province of Popayán | |
| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia | |
| Province of Tunja | |
| Province of Villavicencio | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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