Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
Appearance
Archdiocese of Medellín Archidioecesis Medellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Statistics | |
Area | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,012,847 2,625,494 (87.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 February 1868 (156 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo |
Auxiliary Bishops | • Edgar Aristizábal Quintero • Hugo Alberto Torres Marín • Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero |
Bishops emeritus | • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF • Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.arqmedellin.com |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.
Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current Archbishop of Medellín.
History
- 14 February 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
- 24 February 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 |
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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
See also
References
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