Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

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Rite Latin Rite Area 708 km²		Pope Francis Country Colombia

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 3,012,847 2,625,494 (87.1%) Established 14 February 1868 (149 years ago) Emeritus Bishops • Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF • Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez Cathedral Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín Auxiliary bishops Edgar Aristizábal Quintero, Hugo Alberto Torres Marín, Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero

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

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.

Caldas

Girardota

Jericó

Sonsón – Rionegro

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