Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá
| Archdiocese of Panamá Archidioecesis Panamensis | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Catedral Metropolitan de Santa María la Antigua | |
| Location | |
| Country | Panama |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Panamá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,275 km2 (5,126 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 704,117 633,705 (90%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 August 1513 (501 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Pablo Varela Server |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Dimas Cedeño Delgado |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá (erected 28 August 1513 as the Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Chitré, Colón-Kuna Yala, David, Penonomé and Santiago de Veraguas, as well as the Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro. The see was renamed as the Diocese of Panamá on 7 December 1520 and elevated to an archdiocese on 29 November 1925. The current Metropolitan Archbishop of Panama is Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
Ordinaries
- Juan de Quevedo Villegas, O.F.M. (1513–1519)
- Vicente de Peraza, O.P. (1520–1526)
- Martin de Bejar, O.F.M. (1527–1530)
- Vicente de Valverde, O.P. (1533–)
- Tomás de Berlanga, O.P. (1534–1537)
- Pablo de Torres, O.P. (1546–1560)
- Juan de Vaca, O.S.B. (1561–1565)
- Francisco de Abrego (1566–1574)
- Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. (1576–1580)
- Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. (1580–1583)
- Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (1587–1593)
- Pedro Duque de Rivera, S.J. (1594–1594)
- Antonio Calderón de León (1598–1605)
- Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. (1605–1612)
- Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P. (1612–1624)
- Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem. (1625–1640)
- Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T. (1640–1652)
- Bernardo de Izaguirre Reyes (1654–1660)
- Diego López de Vergara y Aguilar (1662–)
- Sancho Pardo de Andrade de Figueroa y Cárdenas (1667–1671)
- Antonio de León y Becerra (1671–1676)
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1677–1688)
- Diego Ladrón de Guevara (1689–1699)
- Juan José Llamas Rivas, O. Carm. (1714–1720)
- Juan José de Llamas y Rivas, O.C. (1716–1719)
- Bernardo Serrada, O.C. (1720–1725)
- Agustín Rodríguez Delgado (1725–1731)
- Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Suñón (1731–1741)
- Diego de Salinas y Cabrera, O.S.A. (1741–1741)
- Juan de Castañeda (1742–1749)
- Felipe Manriquez de Lara (1749–1750)
- Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. (1750–1751)
- Juan B. Tabarga (1751–1751)
- Francisco Javier de Luna Victoria y Castro (1751–1758)
- Juan Manuel Jeronimo de Romaní y Carrillo (1758–1763)
- Miguel Moreno y Ollo (1763–1770)
- Francisco de los Ríos y Armengol, O.P. (1770–1776)
- José Antonio Umeres de Miranda (1777–1791)
- Remigio de La Santa y Ortega (1792–1797)
- Manuel Joaquín González de Acuña y Saenz (1797–1813)
- Simón López García, C.O. (1814–1815)
- José Higinio Durán y Martel, O. de M. (1816–1823)
- Juan José Cabarcas González y Argüello (1835–1847)
- Juan Francisco del Rosario Manfredo y Ballestas (1847–1850)
- Eduardo Vásquez, O.P. (1856–1869)
- Ignacio Antonio Parra (1870–1875)
- José Telésphor Paúl Vargas, S.J. (1875–1884)
- Jose Alejandro Peralta (1886–1899)
- Francisco Javier Junguito, S.J. (1901–1911)
- Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta, C.M. (1912–1933)
- Juan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. (1933–1943)
- Francisco Beckmann, C.M.F. (1945–1963)
- Tomas Alberto Clavel Méndez (1964–1968)
- Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. (1969–1994)
- José Dimas Cedeño Delgado (1994–2010); Archbishop Emeritus
- Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (2010–present)
Bishops
- Archbishop : Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
- Auxiliary Bishop: Pablo Varela Serve
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1534 | Diocese of Cartagena | |
| 1534 | Diocese of León en Nicaragua | |
| 1546 | Diocese of Popayán | |
| 1925 | Vicariate Apostolic of Darién | |
| 1955 | Diocese of David | |
| 1962 | Diocese of Chitré | |
| 1963 | Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas | |
| 1993 | Diocese of Penonomé |
External links and references
- Arquidiócesis de Panamá official site (in Spanish)
- "Archdiocese of Panamá". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
"Republic and Diocese of Panama". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.