Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué
| Archdiocese of Ibagué Archidioecesis Ibaguensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ibagué |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,044 km2 (2,334 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 560,344 504,310 (90.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 May 1900 (114 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Flavio Calle Zapata |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Orlando Roa Barbosa |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdeibague.org | |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué (Latin: Ibaguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ibagué in Colombia.
History
- 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Ibagué from the Diocese of Tolima
- 14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibagué
Leadership
- Bishops of Ibagué
- Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (8 Jun 1903 - 5 Feb 1923) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá
- Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade † (10 Apr 1924 - 17 Mar 1957) Retired
- Arturo Duque Villegas † (17 Mar 1957 - 7 Jul 1959) Appointed, Archbishop of Manizales
- Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (2 Nov 1959 - 3 Jan 1964) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá
- José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (17 March 1964 – 14 Dec 1974) became archbishop of Ibagué
- Archbishops of Ibagué
- José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (14 Dec 1974 - 25 Mar 1993) Retired
- Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (25 Mar 1993 - 17 Aug 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
- Flavio Calle Zapata (10 Jan 2003 - present)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Source
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Ibagué. |