Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Popayán

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Archdiocese of Popayán
*Archidioecesis Popayanensis*
Statistics
Country:	Colombia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	17,087 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	1,160,071 (2004) 1,100,000 (94.8%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Iván Antonio Marín López

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

1 History
2 Leadership
3 Suffragan Dioceses
4 See also
5 Source

[edit] History

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

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Popayán (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Iván Antonio Marín López (1997.04.19 – present)
- Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1990.12.18 – 1997.02.13)
- Archbishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)
- Archbishop Miguel Angel Arce Vivas (1965.04.07 – 1976.10.11)
- Archbishop Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo (1944.04.25 – 1964.09.12)
- Archbishop Juan Manoel González Arbeláez (1942.06.20 – 1944.02.01)
- Archbishop Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1923.11.15 – 1940.11.07)
- Archbishop Emanuele Antonio Arboleda, C.M. (1906.11.24 – 1923)
- Archbishop Emanuele Giuseppe Cayzedo y Cuero (1895.12.02 – 1905.12.14)
Bishops of Popayán (Roman rite)
- Bishop Carlo Bermundez (1868.03.13 – ?)
- Bishop Salvador Jiménez Padilla (1816.03.08 – 1841.02.13)
- Archbishop Diego del Corro (1752.01.24 – 1758.03.13)
- Archbishop Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria (1741 – 1752.01.24)
- Archbishop Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.S.A. (1732.12.19 – 1740.12.12)
- Bishop Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1728.09.20 – 1731.09.29)
- Bishop Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1725.11.19 – 1732.04)
- Bishop Juan Gómez de Neva y Frías (1714.11.19 – 1725.11.19)
- Bishop Cristóbal Bernardo de Quiros (1672.05.16 – ?)
- Bishop Vasco López de Contreras (? – 1666.07.07)
- Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.S.A. (1637.08.25 – 1645.01)
- Bishop Diego Montoya Mendoza (1633.09.05 – 1637.10.05)
- Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1631 – 1633)
- Bishop Ambrosio Vallejo Mejía, O. Carm. (1619.12.02 – 1631.01.27)
- Bishop Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, O.S.A. (1608.11.17 – 1618.02.14)
- Bishop Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. (1591.12.09 – 1598.04.03)