Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
| Archdiocese of Medellín Archidioecesis Medellensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 3,012,847 2,625,494 (87.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 14 February 1868 (147 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
• Edgar Aristizábal Quintero • Hugo Alberto Torres Marín • Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero |
| Emeritus Bishops |
• Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF • Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arqmedellin.com | |
Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.
Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current Archbishop of Medellín.
History
- 14 February 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
- 24 February 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
- Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín
- Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.
Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín
| Name | Date of birth |
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| Bernardo Herrera Restrepo | (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) |
| Joaquín Pardo Vergara | (22 Jan 1892 Appointed - ) |
| Manuel José Caicedo Martínez | (14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 22 Jun 1937 Died) |
| Tiberio Salazar Herrera | (22 Jun 1937 Succeeded - 1942 Died) |
| Joaquín Garcia Benitez | (14 May 1942 Appointed - 28 Nov 1957 Retired) |
| Tulio Botero Salazar | (8 Dec 1957 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Retired) |
| Alfonso López Trujillo | (2 Jun 1979 Succeeded - 9 Jan 1991 Resigned) |
| Héctor Rueda Hernández | (7 Nov 1991 Appointed - 13 Feb 1997 Retired) |
| Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo P.S.S. | (13 Feb 1997 Appointed - 16 Feb 2010 Retired) |
| Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo | (16 Feb 2010–present) |
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Medellín. |
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Coordinates: 6°13′00″N 75°34′00″W / 6.2167°N 75.5667°W
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