Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Latin:	Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia
Province:	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	8 August 1804 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción
Area Km2:	11,803
Population:	180,000
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	160,000
Catholics Percent:	88.9
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Emeritus Bishops:	Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal Orlando Antonio Corrales García
Map:	Mapa Arquidiocesis de Santa Fe de Antioquia.svg
Website:	www.arquisantioquia.org.co

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.

History

• 8 August 1804: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Popayán and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
• 5 February 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó
• 3 July 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía, because Jericó was erected as separate diocese
• 18 June 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Bishops of Antioquía
  • Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1818 – 19 Dec 1825) Confirmed, Bishop of Islas Canarias
  • Mariano Garnica y Orjuela, O.P. † (21 May 1827 – 10 Aug 1832) Died
  • José María Estévez † (Appointed 19 Dec 1834; Died before appointment)
  • Juan de la Cruz Gómez y Plata † (24 Jul 1835 – 1 Dec 1850) Died
  • Domingo Antonio Riaño Martínez † (13 Jan 1854 – 20 Jul 1866) Died
  • Joaquín Guillermo González † (21 Mar 1873 – 9 Aug 1883) Resigned
  • Jesús María Rodríguez Balbín † (9 Aug 1883 – 30 Jul 1891) Died
  • Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda † (30 Jan 1892 – 1900) Resigned
  • José Maria Villalba † (25 Sep 1900 – 1901) Died
  • Manuel Antonio López de Mesa † (30 May 1902 – 15 May 1908) Died
  • Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (18 Oct 1910 – 7 Feb 1917) Appointed, Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
• Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó
  • Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (8 Feb 1917 – 3 Jul 1941) Appointed, Bishop of Antioquía
• Bishops of Antioquía
  • Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (3 Jul 1941 – 16 Nov 1942) Died
  • Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1944 – 9 Mar 1955) Resigned
  • Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (1 Apr 1955 – 28 Jul 1969) Resigned
  • Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (6 Mar 1970 – 18 Jun 1988) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia
• Archbishops of Santa Fe de Antioquia
  • Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (18 Jun 1988 – 10 Oct 1992) Resigned
  • Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (10 Oct 1992 – 12 Jan 2007) Resigned
  • Orlando Antonio Corrales García (12 Jan 2007 – 3 May 2022) Resigned

Auxiliary bishop

• Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (1952-1955), appointed Bishop here

Suffragan dioceses

• • Apartadó Istmina–Tadó
• Quibdó
• Santa Rosa de Osos

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

External links

• GCatholic.org

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