- Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
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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
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1,308,494Information 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 MartaMetropolitan Archbishop sede vacante
Archbishop of BarranquillaEmeritus 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)
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