Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta

Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
Diocese of Santa Marta
Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae

Coat of arms of the Diocese of Santa Marta.
Location
Territory The Municipalities of Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Aracataca, Zona Bananera and Pueblo Viejo.
Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla
Metropolitan Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Statistics
Area 23,876 km2 (9,219 sq mi)
Population
- Total

1,308,494
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 10 January 1534
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha
Patron saint Saint Martha
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi
Bishop of Santa Marta
Metropolitan Archbishop sede vacante
Archbishop of Barranquilla
Emeritus Bishops Javier Naranjo Villegas
Website
diocesisdesantamarta.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta (Latin: Sanctae Marthae) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Marta in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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History

  • January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic

Leadership

  • Bishops of Santa Marta (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987.12.04 – present)
    • Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1980.12.11 – 1987.05.11)
    • Bishop Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971.06.02 – 1980.07.24)
    • Bishop Norberto Forero y García (1956.05.27 – 1971.06.02)
    • Archbishop Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. (1944.07.05 – 1956)
    • Archbishop Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. (1917.09.17 – 1942.05.14)
    • Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1913.12.16 – 1917.02.08)
    • Bishop Francisco Simón y Ródenas, O.F.M. Cap. (1904.06.11 – 1912.12.02)
    • Bishop Raffaele Celedón (1891.12.17 – ?)
    • Bishop Giuseppe Romero (1875.07.05 – ?)
    • Bishop Manuel Redondo y Gómez (1811.04.19 – ?)
    • Bishop Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo, O.F.M. (1804.08.20 – 1810.08.04)
    • Bishop Eugenio de la Santísima Trinidad Sesé, O.R.S.A. (1801.09.20 – 1805.10.31)
    • Bishop Diego Santamaría Cevallos, O.F.M. (1798.04.17 – 1801.10.10)
    • Archbishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1664.10.06 – 1672.02.08)
    • Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1660 – 1677)
    • Bishop Antonio Corderina Vega, O.S.A. (1630.12.16 – 1642.05.26)
    • Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621.03.17 – 1625.12.01)
    • Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (1552.04.02 – 1564.03.22)

See also

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