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.

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

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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