Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
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 |
| Archbishop | Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | José Mauricio Vélez García |
| Bishops emeritus | Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arqmedellin.com | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (
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.
Bishops and Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín
| Name | Dates of service |
|---|---|
| Valerio Antonio Jiménez (Ximenes) | (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 29 May 1873 Resigned) |
| José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz | (29 May 1873 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1874 Died) |
| José Ignacio Montoya Peláez | (7 Apr 1876 Appointed - 15 Jul 1884 Died) |
| 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 [Cardinal in 1983] | (2 Jun 1979 Succeeded – 9 Jan 1991 Resigned) |
| Héctor Rueda Hernández | (7 Nov 1991 Appointed – 13 Feb 1997 Retired) |
P.S.S.
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(13 Feb 1997 Appointed – 16 Feb 2010 Retired) |
| Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo | (16 Feb 2010 Appointed – present) |
Other affiliated bishops
Coadjutor bishops
- José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz (1869-1873)
- Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera (1932-1937)
- Alfonso López Trujillo (1978-1979); future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishops
- Francesco Saverio Zaldúa (1882); did not take effect
- Mosé Higuera (1884-1915)
- Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1951-1957), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
- Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1959-1964), appointed Bishop of Montería
- Octavio Betancourt Arango (1970-1975), appointed Bishop of Garzón
- Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1981-1985), appointed Bishop of Buga
- Fabio Betancur Tirado (1982-1984), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
- José Roberto López Londoño (1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Armenia
- Abraham Escudero Montoya (1986-1990), appointed Bishop of Espinal
- Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993-1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (1993-2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998-2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira
- Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998-2010)
- Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001-2010)
- Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (2001-2012)
- Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2006-2011), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2011-2017), appointed Bishop of Yopal
- Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (2011-2015), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (2012-2020), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
- José Mauricio Vélez García (2017-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Manuel Antonio López de Mesa, appointed Bishop of Antioquía in 1902
- Emilio Botero González, appointed Bishop of Pasto in 1947
- Guillermo Escobar Vélez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioquía in 1952
- Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1963
- Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2003
- Fidel León Cadavid Marin (priest here, 1976-1988), appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2011
- Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2014
- Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy in 2015
Suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Colombia
References
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