Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area11,803 km2 (4,557 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
180,000
160,000 (88.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established8 August 1804 (66 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSede vacante
Bishops emeritusIgnacio José Gómez Aristizábal
Orlando Antonio Corrales García
Map
Website
www.arquisantioquia.org.co
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia (

archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia
in Colombia.

History

  • 8 August 1804: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the
    Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
  • 5 February 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó
  • 3 July 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía, because Jericó was erected as separate diocese
  • 18 June 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

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