The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín ( la, Medellensis) is an

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located in the city of

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

in Colombia. Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current archbishop of Medellín.

History

*14 February 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía *24 February 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella **Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín **Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.

Bishops and Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor bishops

* José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz (1869-1873) *

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(1932-1937) *

Alfonso López Trujillo Alfonso López Trujillo (8 November 1935 – 19 April 2008) was a Colombian Cardinal Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Biography Youth Born in Villahermosa, Tolima, López Trujillo mov ...

(1978-1979); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

Francesco Saverio Zaldúa Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

(1882); did not take effect *

Mosé Higuera Mosé Higuera (20 December 1842 – 25 September 1915) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of two dioceses, first for the Archdiocese of Bogotá from 1876 to 1884, and next for the Archdiocese of Mede ...

(1884-1915) *

Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto Buenaventura (Spanish, 'good fortune', and the name of Saint Bonaventure) or Buena Ventura may refer to: People *Buenaventura Báez (1812-1884), president of the Dominican Republic for five terms * Buenaventura Bagaria (1882–1947), a Spanish sp ...

(1951-1957), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá *

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(1959-1964), appointed Bishop of Montería *

Octavio Betancourt Arango Octavio Betancourt Arango (January 4, 1928 – June 18, 2017) was a Colombian Catholic prelate. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín from November 23, 1970, until November 10, 1975, and a bishop of the ...

(1970-1975), appointed Bishop of Garzón *

Rodrigo Arango Velásquez Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (March 4, 1925 – December 27, 2008) was the second Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Buga, Colombia. He was the first Colombian Bishop of the Sulpician order. Born in Betania, Colombia, he was ordain to the priesth ...

, P.S.S. (1981-1985), appointed Bishop of Buga *

Fabio Betancur Tirado Fabio Betancur Tirado (October 30, 1938 – November 20, 2011) was a Colombian ecclesiastic of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Medellín, later became the first bishop of the diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas and later was ar ...

(1982-1984), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas *

José Roberto López Londoño José Roberto López Londoño (29 June 1937 – 21 September 2018) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. López Londoño was born in Colombia and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as the titular bishop of ''Urbisaglia'' and as t ...

(1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Armenia *

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(1986-1990), appointed Bishop of Espinal *

Carlos Prada Sanmiguel Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (27 December 1939 − 16 August 2013) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1966, Prada Sanmiguel was named bishop in 1988. In 1994, he was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama ...

(1988-1994), appointed Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso * Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993-1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó *

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(1993-2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá * Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998-2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira * Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998-2010) * Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001-2010) *

Gilberto Jiménez Narváez Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (February 18, 1937 – October 20, 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1963, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Riohacha, Colombia in 1996 and then auxiliary bisho ...

(2001-2012) * Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2006-2011), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá * Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2011-2017), appointed Bishop of Yopal * Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (2011-2015), appointed Bishop of Apartadó * Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (2012- * José Mauricio Vélez García (2017-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Manuel Antonio López de Mesa, appointed Bishop of Antioquía in 1902 * Emilio Botero González, appointed Bishop of Pasto in 1947 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioquía in 1952 * Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1963 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2003 * Fidel León Cadavid Marin (priest here, 1976-1988), appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2011 * Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2014 * Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

* Caldas *

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* Jericó * Sonsón – Rionegro

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Medellín Religious organizations established in 1868 Medellín Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1868 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub