The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Popayán () 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 associated ...

located in the city of

Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an a ...

in Colombia.

History

*22 August 1546: Established as Diocese of Popayán from the Diocese of Panamá *20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán

Ordinaries

Bishops of Popayán

# Juan Valle (27 August 1547 – 1563) #

Agustín Gormaz Velasco Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín Adorni (born 1990), Argentine footballer * Agustín Allione (born 1994), Argentine footballer * Ag ...

, OSA (1 March 1564 – 1590) # Domingo de Ulloa, OP (9 December 1591 – 3 April 1598), appointed Bishop of Michoacán, México # Juan de La Roca (5 July 1599 – 7 September 1605) # Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, OSA (17 November 1608 – 14 February 1618) # Ambrosio Vallejo Mejia, O. Carm. (2 December 1619 – 27 January 1631), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru #

Feliciano de la Vega Padilla Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1582 – December 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico (1638–1640), Bishop of La Paz (1633–1638), and Bishop of Popayán (1631–1633). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On February 10 ...

(10 February 1631 – 5 September 1633), appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia #

Diego Montoya Mendoza Diego Montoya Mendoza (23 July 1593 – 14 April 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Trujillo (1637–1640) and Bishop of Popayán (1633–1637). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Diego Montoya Mendoza was born in Mijancas, Spain ...

(5 September 1633 – 5 October 1637, appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru #

Francisco de la Serna Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A. (1568 – April 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1645–1647), Bishop of Popayán (1638–1645), and Bishop of Paraguay (1635–1638). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francisco de la ...

, OSA (25 August 1637 – 21 August 1645), appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia #

Vasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde Vasco may refer to: People Given name Middle Ages * Vasco da Gama (c. 1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer * Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519), Spanish conquistador * Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo (1490–1561), Portuguese ...

(25 February 1658 – 7 June 1666), appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru #

Melchor Liñán y Cisneros Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (sometimes ''Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros'') (December 19, 1629, Madrid – June 28, 1708, Lima, Peru) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lima (1677–1708), Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas ( ...

(16 January 1668 – 8 February 1672), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia #

Cristóbal Bernardo de Quirós Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer *Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic *Cri ...

(16 May 1672 – 11 May 1684) #

Pedro Díaz de Cienfuegos Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(12 August 1686 – 20 February 1696), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru #

Mateo Panduro y Villafaña Mateo may refer to: People ;Name * Mateo (given name) * Mateo (surname) ;People named Mateo * Mateo (singer) (born 1986), former stage name of American pop/R&B singer-songwriter Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Mateo'' (1937 film), a 1937 Argen ...

, OCD (18 June 1696 – 1 October 1714), appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia #

Juan Gómez de Neva y Frías ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(19 November 1714 – 19 November 1725), appointed Bishop of Quito, Ecuador #

Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(19 November 1725 – 9 September 1728) #

Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

(20 September 1728 – 29 September 1731) #

Diego Fermín de Vergara Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

, OSA (19 December 1732 – 12 December 1740), appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada # Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria (30 January 1741 – 24 January 1752), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala #

Diego del Corro Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

(24 January 1752 – 13 March 1758), appointed Archbishop of Lima, Peru # Jerónimo de Obregón y Mena (13 March 1758 – 14 July 1785) # Angel Velarde y Bustamante (15 September 1788 – 6 July 1809) # Salvador Jiménez y Padilla (8 March 1816 – 13 February 1841) # Fernando Cuero y Caicedo, OFM (23 May 1842 – 7 August 1851) #

Pedro Antonio Torres Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(20 December 1853 – 18 December 1866) # Carlos Bermúdez (13 March 1868 – 6 December 1887) #

Juan Buenaventura Ortiz ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(1 June 1888 – 15 August 1894) # Manuel José Caicedo Martínez (2 December 1895 – 20 June 1900)

Archbishops of Popayán

# Manuel José Caicedo Martínez (20 June 1900 – 14 December 1905), appointed Archbishop of Medellín #

Manuel Antonio Arboleda y Scarpetta Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

, CM (18 April 1907 – 31 March 1923) # Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (15 November 1923 – 7 November 1940) #

Juan Manuel González Arbeláez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

(20 June 1942 – 1 February 1944) # Diego María Gómez Tamayo (22 April 1944 – 12 September 1964) # Miguel Angel Arce Vivas (7 April 1965 – 11 October 1976) # Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, CM (11 October 1976 – 11 April 1990) # Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, PSS (18 December 1990 – 13 February 1997), appointed Archbishop of Medellín # Iván Antonio Marín López (19 April 1997 – 19 May 2018) #

Luis José Rueda Aparicio Luis José Rueda Aparicio (born 3 March 1962) is a Catholic Church in Colombia, Colombian Catholic prelate who has served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá, Archbishop of Bogotá since 2020. He was previously Roman Catholic Archdiocese o ...

(19 May 2018 – 25 April 2020), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá #

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, O.P. (12 October 2020 – present)

Other affiliated bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Antonio Burbano Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

, O.E.S.A. (1837) * Mateo José González Rubio (1839-1845) * José Elías Puyana (1849-1859), appointed Bishop of Pasto * Raúl Zambrano Camader (1956-1962), appointed Bishop of Facatativá * Alfonso Arteaga Yepes (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Ipiales *

Hernando Velásquez Lotero Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to Fernando and the English Ferdinand. It may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Hernando, Córdoba ;Canada * Hernando Island, British Columbia ;United States * Hernando, Florida * Hernando County, F ...

(1971-1973), appointed Bishop of Facatativá * Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1974-1977), appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá (later returned here as Archbishop)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Heladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez, appointed Bishop of Cali in 1911

Suffragan dioceses

Ipiales Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," the ...

Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality ...

Tumaco Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, and experiences a hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited main ...

References

External links

GCatholic.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Popayan Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Popayán Religious organizations established in the 1540s Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century Popayán