The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta ( la, Sanctae Marthae) is a

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located in the city of

Santa Marta Santa Marta (), officially Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta ("Touristic, Cultural and Historic District of Santa Marta"), is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena ...

in the

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Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...

in Colombia.

History

* January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the

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in the

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Bishops

Ordinaries

* '' Alfonso de Tobes (Appointed 1534 - Did Not Take Effect)'' * Juan Fernando Angulo (1536–1542 Died)"Bishop Juan Fernando Angulo"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017 * Martín de Calatayud (1543–1548 Died)"Bishop Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H"
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Juan de los Barrios Friar Juan de los Barrios y Toledo, OFM (1496 – February 12, 1569) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá of the New Kingdom of Granada, (1564–1569), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Santa Marta (15 ...

(1552–1564 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)"Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M."
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''. David. M. Cheney. Retrieved November 11, 2015 * Juan Méndez de Villafranca (1577–1577 Died) * Sebastián Ocando (1579–1619 Died) *

Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (died 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1636–1637), Bishop of Guadalajara (1629–1636), Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1625–1629), and Bishop of Santa Marta (1621–1625). '' ...

(1621–1625 Appointed

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)"Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 15, 2016 * Lucas García Miranda (1625–1629 Died) * Antonio Corderiña Vega (1630–1640 Resigned) * Juan de Espinoza y Orozco (1642–1651 Died) *

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(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 Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1624, Bogotá – March 29, 1688) was a Spanish Neogranadine Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Panamá (1676–1688) ''(in Latin)'' and the Bishop of Santa Marta (1668–1676).Arzobispo de Pa ...

(1668–1676 Appointed Bishop of Panamá) *

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(1677–1683 Appointed Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela) * Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana (1684–1690 Died) *

Juan Víctores de Velasco Juan Víctores de Velasco, O.S.B. (1644–1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1707–1713) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Santa Marta (1694–1707). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Juan Víctores de Velasco was born in ...

(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) *

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(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 Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

, appointed Bishop of Concepción in 1731 *

Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (14 October 1965 – 8 January 2023) was a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate. Ramírez Díaz was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1993. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Ba ...

(priest here, 1993-2006), appointed Bishop of El Banco in 2014 *

Miguel Fernando González Mariño --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ibagué in 2016

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy

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