Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué

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Ecclesiastical province Ibagué Pope Francis Phone +57 321 7424845 Archbishop Flavio Calle Zapata		Rite Latin Rite Area 6,044 km² Country Colombia

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)560,344504,310 (90.0%) Established 20 May 1900 (116 years ago) Cathedral Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción Address Cra 3, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué (Latin: Ibaguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Ibagué from the Diocese of Tolima

14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibagué

Bishops of Ibagué

Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (8 Jun 1903 - 5 Feb 1923) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá

Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade † (10 Apr 1924 - 17 Mar 1957) Retired

Arturo Duque Villegas † (17 Mar 1957 - 7 Jul 1959) Appointed, Archbishop of Manizales

Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (2 Nov 1959 - 3 Jan 1964) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá

José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (17 March 1964 – 14 Dec 1974) became archbishop of Ibagué

Archbishops of Ibagué

José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (14 Dec 1974 - 25 Mar 1993) Retired

Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (25 Mar 1993 - 17 Aug 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali

Flavio Calle Zapata (10 Jan 2003–present)

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