Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali explained
| Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
| Cali |
| Latin: | Archidioecesis Caliensis |
| Province: | Cali |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 7 June 1910 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Catedral de San Pedro |
| Area Km2: | 2,504 |
| Population: | 2,606,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Catholics: | 2,215,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 85.0 |
| Bishop: | Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez |
| Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía |
| Map: | Mapa Arquidiocesis de Cali.svg |
| Website: | www.arquidiocesiscali.org |
The Archdiocese of Cali (la|Archidioecesis Caliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Cali.
History
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Cali
- Heladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez (1911.08.11 – 1926.09.28)
- Luis Adriano Díaz Melo (1927.04.13 – 1947.11.13)
- Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1948.02.23 – 1958.09.24)
- Francisco Gallego Pérez (1958.12.18 – 1960.05.21)
- Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1960.07.13 – 1964.06.20)
- Archbishops of Cali
- Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1964.06.20 – 1985.02.07)
- Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2001)
- Isaías Duarte Cancino (1995.08.19 – 2002.03.16)
- Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (2002.08.17 – 2011.05.18)
- Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (since 2011.05.18)
Coadjutor archbishops
Auxiliary bishops
- Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1952-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
- Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (1969-1977), appointed Bishop of Jericó
- Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (1978-1983), appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja (later returned here as Archbishop)
- Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (1987-1998), appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá
- Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1988-1992), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Villavicencio
- Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (1992-1995), appointed Bishop of Pasto
- Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (1992-2002), appointed Bishop of Montelibano
- José Soleibe Arbeláez (1999-2002), appointed Bishop of Caldas
- Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (1999-2007), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (2003-2006), appointed Bishop of Girardota
- Julio Hernando García Peláez (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Istmina-Tadó
- José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Cartago
- José Daniel Falla Robles (2009-2016), appointed Bishop of Soacha
- Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez (2014-)
- Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (2015-2020), appointed Bishop of Pasto
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Suffragan dioceses
See also
External links
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