Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

Archdiocese of Medellín Archidioecesis Medellensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción (Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
Auxiliary Bishop	• Gilberto Jiménez Narváez • Edgar Aristizábal Quintero • Hugo Alberto Torres Marín
Map

Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Medellen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.

History

• February 14, 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
• February 24, 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
  • Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín
  • Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín

Name	Date of birth
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo	(27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
Joaquín Pardo Vergara	(22 Jan 1892 Appointed - )
Manuel José Caicedo Martínez	(14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 22 Jun 1937 Died)
Tiberio Salazar Herrera	(22 Jun 1937 Succeeded - 1942 Died)
Joaquín Garcia Benitez	(14 May 1942 Appointed - 28 Nov 1957 Retired)
Tulio Botero Salazar	(8 Dec 1957 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Retired)
Alfonso López Trujillo	(2 Jun 1979 Succeeded - 9 Jan 1991 Resigned)
Héctor Rueda Hernández	(7 Nov 1991 Appointed - 13 Feb 1997 Retired)
Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo P.S.S.	(13 Feb 1997 Appointed - 16 Feb 2010 Retired)
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	(16 Feb 2010 - present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Caldas
• Girardota
• Jericó
• Sonsón – Rionegro

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Religious organizations established in 1868 Medellín Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Colombia stubs South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Auteuil, Oise Autheuil-en-Valois Look at other dictionaries: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese name= Manizales latin=Archidioecesis Manizalensis country= Colombia rite=Latin Rite cathedral = Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario cocathedral = area= 3,848 population= 750,000 population as… …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu — Diocese name= Archdiocese of Cebu province= flagicon|Philippines Archdiocese of Cebu(Cebu) bishop= Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal cathedral= Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Guardian Angels, Cebu City archdeaconries= deaneries= subdivisions=… …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares — Parish church of the village of Nirivilo, San Javier comuna, Linares Province, Chile. The building dates from Chile s colonial period. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Linares, Chile The Roman Catholic Diocese of Linares, or Diócesis de San… …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro — Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro Dioecesis Sonsonen(sis) – Rivi Nigri Location Country Colombia Metropolitan Medellín …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Caldas — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name= Caldas latin= Dioecesis Caldensis country= Colombia| metropolitan= Medellín rite=Latin Rite cathedral = Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes cocathedral = area= 1,250 population= 222,400… …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Girardota — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name= Girardota latin= Dioecesis Girardotanensis country= Colombia| metropolitan= Medellín rite=Latin Rite cathedral = Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario cocathedral = area= 2,445 population= 200,000… …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Jericó — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name= Jericó latin= Dioecesis Iericoënsis country= Colombia| metropolitan=Medellín rite=Latin Rite cathedral = cocathedral = area= 3,000 population= 230,000 population as of= 2004 catholics= 228,000 catholics …   Wikipedia Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro (erected 30 April 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.Ordinaries*Leopoldo Lara y Torres (1920 1933) *Manuel Pío López Estrada (1934 1939) *José Abraham Martínez Betancourt (1940 1979) …   Wikipedia List of Roman Catholic archdioceses — The following is a current list of Roman Catholic archdioceses ordered by country and continent. Many smaller countries, and those with small Roman Catholic populations, lack large umbrella archdioceses and have immediately subject vicariates,… …   Wikipedia List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) — The Roman Catholic church in its entirety contains over 3,000 dioceses, 800 archdioceses as well as military ordinaries, Apostolic vicariates, and prefectures around the world. This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”