The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla ( la, Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an

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located in the city of

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

* 7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Archdiocese of Cartagena * 25 April 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Special churches

*Pro-Cathedral: **Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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s of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop

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(2017.11.14 - present) ** Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (2010.11.13 – 2017.11.14) ** Archbishop Jesús Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2012) ** Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18) ** Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11); ''see below'' * Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25); ''see above'' ** Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18) ** Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira ** Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali ** Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

Auxiliary bishops

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(1971-1977), appointed Bishop of Montería * Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1977-1987), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta *

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(1995-1999), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas *

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(2002-2010), appointed Bishop of Facatativá *

Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (born 20 July 1937 in Anori) is a Roman Catholic, Colombian clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Barranquilla and titular bishop of Voncariana in North Africa. Life The Bishop of Barranquilla, Germán Villa Gaviria CI ...

(2003-2017)

Suffragan dioceses

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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 ...

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Caesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. ...

Sources

External links

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Barranquilla Christian organizations established in 1932 Barranquilla Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub