- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei de AntioquiaLocation Country Colombia Statistics Area 11,803 km2 (4,557 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
180,000
160,000 (88.9%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Current leadership Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García Map The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Latin: Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.
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History
- 1804.08.31: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Popayán and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
- February 5, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó
- July 3, 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía
- June 18, 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Leadership
- Archbishops of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2007.01.12 – present)
- Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (1992.10.10 – 2007.01.12)
- Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (1988.06.18 – 1992.10.10)
- Bishops of Antioquía (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (1970.03.06 – 1988.06.18)
- Bishop Guillermo Escobar Vélez (1955.04.01 – 1969.07.28)
- Bishop Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. (1944.06.16 – 1955.03.09)
- Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1941.07.03 – 1942)
- Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1917.02.08 – 1941.07.03)
- Archbishop Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1911.10.10 – 1917.02.07)
- Bishops of Antioquía (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giuseppe Villalba (1900.09.25 – 1911)
- Bishop Gesu Maria Rodriguez (1883.08.09 – ?)
- Bishop Gioacchino Guglielmo Gonzales (1873.03.21 – ?)
- Bishop Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1825.12.19)
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