Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
*Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia*
Statistics
Country:	Colombia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	11,803 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	180,000 (2004) 160,000 (88.9%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Orlando Antonio Corrales García

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia {Latin: Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia} is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

1 History
2 Leadership
3 Suffragan Dioceses
4 Source

[edit] History

1804.08.31: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Popayán and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
February 5, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó
July 3, 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía
June 18, 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García (2007.01.12 – present)
- Archbishop Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (1992.10.10 – 2007.01.12)
- Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (1988.06.18 – 1992.10.10)
Bishops of Antioquía (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (1970.03.06 – 1988.06.18)
- Bishop Guillermo Escobar Vélez (1955.04.01 – 1969.07.28)
- Bishop Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. (1944.06.16 – 1955.03.09)
- Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1941.07.03 – 1942)
Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1917.02.08 – 1941.07.03)
- Archbishop Maximiliano Crespo Rivera (1911.10.10 – 1917.02.07)
Bishops of Antioquía (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giuseppe Villalba (1900.09.25 – 1911)
- Bishop Gesu Maria Rodriguez (1883.08.09 – ?)
- Bishop Gioacchino Guglielmo Gonzales (1873.03.21 – ?)
- Bishop Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. (1818.12.21 – 1825.12.19)