Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena in Colombia

Archdiocese of Cartagena Archidioecesis Carthaginensis
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Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,228,000 1,076,000 (87.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 April 1534 (490 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Catalina de Alejandría
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Emeritus Bishops	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira
Map
File:Mapa Arquidiocesis de Cartagena de Indias.svg
Website
arquicartagenadeindias.org

Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

• 24 April 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panamá
• 20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Ordinaries

Diocese of Cartagena

Erected: April 24, 1534

• Tomás de Toro, O.P. (24 Apr 1534 - 1536 Died)
• Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (5 Dec 1537 - 13 May 1541 Appointed, Bishop of Lima)
• Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (20 Jul 1541 - 17 Jul 1550 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)
• Gregorio de Beteta, O.P. (28 Jun 1552 - 1556 Resigned)
• Juan Simancas (5 Dec 1561 - 1570 Died)
• Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (18 May 1571 - 1572 Died)
• Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (25 Jun 1574 - 9 Sep 1577 Died)
• Juan Montalvo, O.P. (6 Oct 1578 - 10 Sep 1586 Died)
• Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (28 Sep 1587 - 1590 Died)
• Juan de Labrada, O.P. (29 Jan 1597 - 22 Jul 1613 Died)
• Pedro Vega (6 Oct 1614 - 17 Jun 1616 Died)
• Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (26 Jun 1617 - 10 Dec 1621 Died)
• Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (22 May 1623 - 18 Dec 1623 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
• Diego Ramirez de Cepeda (15 Jul 1624 - 1629 Died)
• Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (9 Sep 1630 - 13 Aug 1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (8 Oct 1640 - 18 Feb 1649 Died)
• Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel (28 Jun 1649 - 18 Jun 1651 Died)
• Garcia Ruiz Cabezas (27 Jun 1654 - 1658 Died)
• Antonio Sanz Lozano (10 Nov 1659 - 19 Aug 1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (3 Mar 1681 - Feb 1713 Died)
• Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (17 Sep 1714 - 25 Nov 1717 Died)
• Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (15 Apr 1720 - 19 Nov 1725 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
• Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (20 Feb 1726 - 20 Sep 1728 Confirmed, Bishop of Popayán)
• Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (20 Sep 1728 - 1729 Died)
• Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (3 Aug 1729 - 19 Dec 1740 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. (6 Mar 1741 - 22 Aug 1746 Resigned)
• Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (28 Nov 1746 - 15 Nov 1751 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio (20 Dec 1751 - 6 Feb 1754 Died)
• Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (1754 - 17 Feb 1755 Appointed Bishop of Arequipa)
• Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt (17 Nov 1755 - 22 Apr 1765 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Diego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (9 Dec 1765 - 22 Jun 1772 Appointed Bishop of Yucatán)
• Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (7 Sep 1772 - 13 Mar 1775 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (13 Mar 1775 - 16 Dec 1776 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (28 Jul 1777 - 3 Dec 1792 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• Miguel Álvarez Cortés (3 Dec 1792 - 22 Sep 1795 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda (27 Jun 1796 - 30 Sep 1805 Died)
• Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (26 Aug 1806 - 12 Jan 1815 Died)
• Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (8 Mar 1816 - 12 Mar 1828 Died)
• Juan Fernández y Sotomayor Picón (29 Apr 1831 - 29 Mar 1849 Died)
• Pedro Antonio Torres (20 May 1850 Appointed - 20 Dec 1853 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
• Bernardino Medina y Moreno (16 Feb 1856 - 26 Mar 1877 Died)
• Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (21 Sep 1877 - 12 Sep 1878 Resigned)
• Manuel Cerón (28 Feb 1879 - 9 May 1880 Died)
• Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (7 Feb 1882 - 8 Nov 1896 Died)
• Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (15 Feb 1898 - 13 Nov 1943 Died)

Archdiocese of Cartagena

Elevated June 20, 1900

• Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (15 Feb 1898 - 13 Nov 1943 Died)
• José Ignacio López Umaña (13 Nov 1943 Succeeded - 3 Oct 1974 Died)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo (3 Oct 1974 Succeeded - 15 Mar 1983 Retired)
• Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (23 Sep 1983 - 24 Oct 2005 Resigned)
• Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (24 Oct 2005 Succeeded - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Magangué
• Montelíbano
• Montería
• Sincelejo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• Archdiocese of Cartagena