Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena
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Archdiocese of Cartagena Archidioecesis Carthaginensis | |
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| 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 |
| Established | 24 April 1534 (490 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Catalina de Alejandría |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquicartagena.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2][3]
History
- 24 April 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panamá
- 20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
Ordinaries
Diocese of Cartagena
Erected: April 24, 1534
- Tomás de Toro, O.P. (24 Apr 1534 – 1536 Died)[4]
- Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (5 Dec 1537 – 13 May 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Lima)[4]
- Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (20 Jul 1541 – 17 Jul 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)[4][5]
- Gregorio de Beteta, O.P. (28 Jun 1552 – 1556 Resigned)[4][6]
- Juan de Simancas Simancas (5 Dec 1561 – 1570 Resigned without permission in 1569 and died in 1570)[4]
- Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (18 May 1571 – 1572 Died)[4]
- Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (25 Jun 1574 – 9 Sep 1577 Died)[4]
- Juan Montalvo (bishop), O.P. (6 Oct 1578 – 10 Sep 1586 Died)[4][7]
- Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (28 Sep 1587 – 1590 Died)[4][8]
- Juan de Labrada, O.P. (29 Jan 1597 – 22 Jul 1613 Died)[4][9]
- Pedro Vega (6 Oct 1614 – 17 Jun 1616 Died)[9]
- Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (26 Jun 1617 – 10 Dec 1621 Died)[9]
- Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (22 May 1623 – 18 Dec 1623 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)[9]
- Diego Ramirez de Cepeda (15 Jul 1624 – 1629 Died)[9]
- Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (9 Sep 1630 – 13 Aug 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)[9]
- Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (8 Oct 1640 – 18 Feb 1649 Died)[9]
- Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel (28 Jun 1649 – 18 Jun 1651 Died)[9]
- Garcia Ruiz Cabezas (27 Jun 1654 – 1658 Died)[9]
- Antonio Sanz Lozano (10 Nov 1659 – 19 Aug 1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)[9]
- Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (3 Mar 1681 – Feb 1713 Died)[10]
- Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (17 Sep 1714 – 25 Nov 1717 Died)
- Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (15 Apr 1720 – 19 Nov 1725 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
- Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (20 Feb 1726 – 20 Sep 1728 Confirmed, Bishop of Popayán)
- Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (20 Sep 1728 – 1729 Died)
- Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (3 Aug 1729 – 19 Dec 1740 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. (6 Mar 1741 – 22 Aug 1746 Resigned)
- Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (28 Nov 1746 – 15 Nov 1751 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio (20 Dec 1751 – 6 Feb 1754 Died)
- Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (1754 – 17 Feb 1755 Appointed Bishop of Arequipa)
- Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt (17 Nov 1755 – 22 Apr 1765 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Diego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (9 Dec 1765 – 22 Jun 1772 Appointed Bishop of Yucatán)
- Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (7 Sep 1772 – 13 Mar 1775 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (13 Mar 1775 – 16 Dec 1776 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (28 Jul 1777 – 3 Dec 1792 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- Miguel Álvarez Cortés (3 Dec 1792 – 22 Sep 1795 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda (27 Jun 1796 – 30 Sep 1805 Died)
- Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (26 Aug 1806 – 12 Jan 1815 Died)
- Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (8 Mar 1816 – 12 Mar 1828 Died)
- Juan Fernández y Sotomayor Picón (29 Apr 1831 – 29 Mar 1849 Died)
- Pedro Antonio Torres (20 May 1850 Appointed – 20 Dec 1853 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Bernardino Medina y Moreno (16 Feb 1856 – 26 Mar 1877 Died)
- Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (21 Sep 1877 – 12 Sep 1878 Resigned)
- Manuel Cerón (28 Feb 1879 – 9 May 1880 Died)
- Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (7 Feb 1882 – 8 Nov 1896 Died)
- Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (15 Feb 1898 – 13 Nov 1943 Died)
Archdiocese of Cartagena
Elevated June 20, 1900
- Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (15 Feb 1898 – 13 Nov 1943 Died)
- José Ignacio López Umaña (13 Nov 1943 Succeeded – 3 Oct 1974 Died)
- Rubén Isaza Restrepo (3 Oct 1974 Succeeded – 15 Mar 1983 Retired)
- Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (23 Sep 1983 – 24 Oct 2005 Resigned)
- Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (24 Oct 2005 Succeeded – )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Cartagena" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
- ^ "Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- ^ "Father Gregorio de Beteta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
- ^ "Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
External links
| 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 | |
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