The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia ( la, Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia) is an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The city is located approximately north of MedellÃn, the department capital. It has a population of approximately 23,000 inhabitants.
History
Founded in 1541 by ...
in Colombia.
History
*8 August 1804: Established as Diocese of AntioquÃa from the
Diocese of Cartagena,
Diocese of Popayán and
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
*5 February 1917: Renamed as Diocese of AntioquÃa – Jericó
*3 July 1941: Renamed as Diocese of AntioquÃa, because Jericó was erected as separate diocese
*18 June 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Bishops
Ordinaries
* Bishops of AntioquÃa
**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 MarÃa 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 MartÃnez †(13 Jan 1854 – 20 Jul 1866) Died
**JoaquÃn Guillermo González †(21 Mar 1873 – 9 Aug 1883) Resigned
**Jesús MarÃa RodrÃguez BalbÃn †(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
Santa Rosa de Osos is a middle city and municipality of Colombia located in the northern of the department of Antioquia. Bounded on the north with the municipalities of Yarumal and Angostura, on the east with Guadalupe and Carolina del Princip ...
* Bishops of AntioquÃa – Jericó
**Francisco Cristóbal Toro †(8 Feb 1917 – 3 Jul 1941) Appointed, Bishop of AntioquÃa
* Bishops of AntioquÃa
**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
Eladio Acosta Arteaga (9 April 1916 – 30 January 2012) was a Colombian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
Arteaga was born in La América, Colombia in 1916 and was ordained a priest on 7 August 1949 from the religious order of Congregation o ...
,
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 GarcÃa (12 Jan 2007 – 3 May 2022) Resigned
Auxiliary bishop
*
Guillermo Escobar Vélez
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People
*Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player
*Guillermo Arà ...
†(1952-1955), appointed Bishop here
Suffragan dioceses
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Apartadó
Apartadó () is a town and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia.
"Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The town is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Urabá, the economy is based in banan ...
*
Istmina–Tadó
*
Quibdó
Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in Western Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 129,237, predominantly Afro Colombian, including Zambo C ...
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Santa Rosa de Osos
Santa Rosa de Osos is a middle city and municipality of Colombia located in the northern of the department of Antioquia. Bounded on the north with the municipalities of Yarumal and Angostura, on the east with Guadalupe and Carolina del Princip ...
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
Sources
External links
GCatholic.org
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia
Religious organizations established in 1804
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1804 establishments in the Viceroyalty of New Granada
Santa Fe de Antioquia