Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

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Archdiocese of Barranquilla
Archidioecesis Barranquillensis
Statistics
Country: Colombia
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 3,270 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
2,533,000 (2006)
2,051,000 (81.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Metropolitana de María Reina
Ordinaries
Bishop: Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez
Auxiliary Bishop: Luis Antonio Nova Rocha
Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla {Latin: Barranquillen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Special Churches

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – present)
    • Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
    • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11)
  • Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25)
    • Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
    • Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18)
    • Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23)
    • Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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