Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá

Primary Cathedral of Bogotá next to Sacred Chapel and Archiepiscopal Palace

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogotá is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia. It was founded as the Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada on 11 September 1562. The current Archbishop is His Eminence Pedro Cardinal Rubiano Sáenz since his appointment by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

[edit] Archbishops of Bogotá since 1804

Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano (20 Aug 1804 - 1 Feb 1817 )
Isidoro Domínguez, C.R.M. (23 Aug 1819 - Apr 1822 )
Fernando Caycedit Florez (19 Jul 1827 - 17 Feb 1832 )
Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda (21 Sep 1835 - 10 Dec 1853 )
Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa (21 Jan 1855 - 6 Feb 1868 )
Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (6 Feb 1868 - 29 Jun 1884 )
José Telésphor Paúl Vargas, S.J. (6 Aug 1884 - 8 Apr 1889 )
Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. (6 Oct 1889 - 10 Apr 1891 )
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo (4 Jun 1891 - 2 Jan 1928 )
Ismael Perdomo Borrero (2 Jan 1928 - 3 Jun 1950 )
Crisanto Luque Sánchez (14 Jul 1950 - 7 May 1959 )
Luis Concha Córdoba (18 May 1959 - 22 Jul 1972 )
Anibal Muñoz Duque (29 Jul 1972 - 25 Jun 1984 )
Mario Revollo Bravo (25 Jun 1984 - 27 Dec 1994 )
Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (27 Dec 1994 - present)

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