Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Santa Marta
Latin:	Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae
Local:	Diócesis de Santa Marta
Country:	Colombia
Territory:	The Municipalities of Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Aracataca, Zona Bananera and Pueblo Viejo.
Province:	Barranquilla
Area Km2:	14,216
Population:	780,000
Population As Of:	2010
Catholics:	680,000
Catholics Percent:	87.2
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	10 January 1534
Cathedral:	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha in Santa Marta
Patron:	Saint Martha
Bishop:	José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.
Metro Archbishop:	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz
Emeritus Bishops:	Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi
Map:	Mapa Diocesis de Santa Marta.svg
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.^{[1] [2]}

History

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

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Alfonso de Tobes (Appointed 1534 - Did Not Take Effect)^[3]
• Juan Fernando Angulo (1536–1542 Died)^[4]
• Martín de Calatayud (1543–1548 Died)^[5]
• Juan de los Barrios (1552–1564 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)^[6]
• Juan Méndez de Villafranca (1577–1577 Died)
• Sebastián Ocando (1579–1619 Died)
• Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621–1625 Appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)^[7]
• Lucas García Miranda (1625–1629 Died)
• Antonio Corderiña Vega (1630–1640 Resigned)
• Juan de Espinoza y Orozco (1642–1651 Died)
• Francisco de la Cruz (1658–1660 Died)
• Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta (1661–1663 Died)
• Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1664–1668 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
• Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1668–1676 Appointed Bishop of Panamá)
• Diego de Baños y Sotomayor (1677–1683 Appointed Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
• Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana (1684–1690 Died)
• Juan Víctores de Velasco (1694–1707 Appointed Bishop of Trujillo)
• Ludovicus de Gayoso (1713–1713 Died)
• Antonio Monroy y Meneses (1715–1738 Resigned)
• José Ignacio Mijares Solórzano y Tobar (1740–1742 Died)
• Juan Nieto Polo del Aguila (1743–1746 Confirmed Bishop of Quito)
• José Javier de Arauz y Rojas (1746–1753 Confirmed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Nicolás Gil Martínez y Malo (1755–1763 Died)
• Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas (1764–1771 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Francisco Javier Calvo (1771–1773 Died)
• Francisco Navarro (1775–1788 Died)
• Anselmo José de Fraga y Márquez (1790–1792 Died)
• José Alejandro de Egües y Villamar (1792–1796 Died)
• Diego Santamaría Cevallos (1798–1801 Died)
• Eugenio Sesé, C.R.S.A. (1801–1803 Died)
• Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo (1804–1810 Died)
• Manuel Redondo y Gómez (1811–1813 Died)
• Antonio Gómez Polanco (1817–1820 Died)
• José María Estévez (1827–1834 Died)
• José Luis Serrano (1836 Appointed – 12 May 1852 Died)
• Bernabé Rojas (1854–1858 Died)
• Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (1859–1864 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• José Romero (1864–1891 Died)
• Rafael Celedón (1891–1902 Died)
• Francisco Simón y Ródenas (1904–1912 Resigned)
• Francisco Cristóbal Toro (1913–1917 Appointed Bishop of Antioquía-Jericó)
• Joaquín Garcia Benitez (1917–1942 Appointed Archbishop of Medellín)
• Bernardo Botero Álvarez (1944–1956 Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona)
• Norberto Forero y García (1956–1971 Retired)
• Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971–1980 Resigned)
• Félix María Torres Parra (1980–1987 Appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla)
• Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987–2014 Retired)
• Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (2014–2021 Died)
• José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M. (since 2021)

Auxiliary bishops

• Pedro José Rivera Mejía (1951-1953), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
• Alfredo Rubio Diaz (1953-1956), appointed Bishop of Girardot

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Salvador Bermúdez y Becerra, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1731
• Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (priest here, 1993-2006), appointed Bishop of El Banco in 2014
• Miguel Fernando González Mariño, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué in 2016

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Santa Marta. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.
2. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta . GCatholic.org. March 25, 2018.
3. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 236.
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bangulo.html "Bishop Juan Fernando Angulo"
5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalata.html "Bishop Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H"
6. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blbar.html "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M."
7. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcercar.html "Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal"