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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Santa Fe de Antioquia

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Colombia

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,803 km²

Emeritus bishop
  
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)180,000160,000 (88.9%)

Established
  
8 August 1804 (59 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción

Address
  
Cra. 12 #9-21, Santa Fé de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia

Archbishop
  
Orlando Antonio Corrales García

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Latin: Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

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History

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

    • Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Antioquía
  • Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1818 - 19 Dec 1825) Confirmed, Bishop of Islas Canarias
  • Mariano Garnica y Orjuela, O.P. † (21 May 1827 - 10 Aug 1832) Died
  • José María Estévez † (Appointed 19 Dec 1834; Died before appointment)
  • Juan de la Cruz Gómez y Plata † (24 Jul 1835 - 1 Dec 1850) Died
  • Domingo Antonio Riaño Martínez † (13 Jan 1854 - 20 Jul 1866) Died
  • Joaquín Guillermo González † (21 Mar 1873 - 9 Aug 1883) Resigned
  • Jesús María Rodríguez Balbín † (9 Aug 1883 - 30 Jul 1891) Died
  • Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda † (30 Jan 1892 - 1900) Resigned
  • José Maria Villalba † (25 Sep 1900 - 1901) Died
  • Manuel Antonio López de Mesa † (30 May 1902 - 15 May 1908) Died
  • Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (18 Oct 1910 - 7 Feb 1917) Appointed, Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
  • Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó
  • Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (8 Feb 1917 - 3 Jul 1941) Appointed, Bishop of Antioquía
  • Bishops of Antioquía
  • Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (3 Jul 1941 - 16 Nov 1942) Died
  • Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1944 - 9 Mar 1955) Resigned
  • Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (1 Apr 1955 - 28 Jul 1969) Resigned
  • Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (6 Mar 1970 - 18 Jun 1988) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
  • Archbishops of Santa Fe de Antioquia
  • Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (18 Jun 1988 - 10 Oct 1992) Resigned
  • Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (10 Oct 1992 - 12 Jan 2007) Resigned
  • Orlando Antonio Corrales García (12 Jan 2007–present)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Apartadó
  • Istmina–Tadó
  • Quibdó
  • Santa Rosa de Osos

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Wikipedia
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