The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia () is an

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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 Medellín, the department capital. The population was 23,216 at the 2018 census. History Founded in 1541 by Jorge Robled ...

in Colombia.

History

*8 August 1804: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the

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and

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*5 February 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó *3 July 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía, because Jericó was erected as separate diocese *18 June 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Bishops of Antioquía ** Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1818 – 19 Dec 1825) Confirmed, Bishop of

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**Mariano Garnica y Orjuela, O.P. † (21 May 1827 – 10 Aug 1832) Died **José María 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 Martínez † (13 Jan 1854 – 20 Jul 1866) Died **Joaquín Guillermo González † (21 Mar 1873 – 9 Aug 1883) Resigned **Jesús María Rodríguez Balbín † (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 Municipalities of Colombia, municipality of Colombia located in the Northern Antioquia, northern of the Departments of Colombia, department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. Bounded on the north with the ...

* Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó **Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (8 Feb 1917 – 3 Jul 1941) Appointed, Bishop of Antioquía * Bishops of Antioquía **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 ...

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† (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 García (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 Amador (born 1974), American musician *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanis ...

† (1952-1955), appointed Bishop here

Suffragan dioceses

Apartadó Apartadó () is a small city and municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá sub-region. "Apartadó" means "river of plantains" in the local Indian language. The city is located near the Atlantic Ocean in the Gul ...

* Istmina–Tadó *

Quibdó Quibdó () is the capital city of Chocó Department, in the Pacific/Chocó natural region, Pacific Region of Colombia, and is located on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of and a population of 129,237, predominantly A ...

Sources

External links

GCatholic.org
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