Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Barranquilla
latin=Archidioecesis Barranquillensis
country= Colombia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana de María Reina
cocathedral =
area= 3,270
population= 2,533,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 2,051,000
catholics_percent= 81.0
bishop= Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Luis Antonio Nova Rocha
Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla {Latin: " Barranquillen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History

* July 7, 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
* April 25, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

pecial Churches

*Pro-Cathedral:
**Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Leadership

* Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – present)
** Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
** Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11)
* Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25)
** Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
** Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18)
** Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23)
** Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

uffragan Dioceses

* El Banco
* Riohacha
* Santa Marta
* Valledupar

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Colombia

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/barr0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbarr.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisbaq.org/ Diocese website]


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