Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
| Diocese of Santa Marta Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae Diócesis de Santa Marta | |
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Coat of arms of the Diocese of Santa Marta. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Territory | The Municipalities of Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Aracataca, Zona Bananera and Pueblo Viejo. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,216 km2 (5,489 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 780,000 680,000 (87.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 January 1534 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha in Santa Marta |
| Patron saint | Saint Martha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesisdesantamarta.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta (Latin: Sanctae Marthae) is a diocese located in the city of Santa Marta in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
History
- January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
Ordinaries
- Alfonso de Tobes (Appointed 1534 - Did Not Take Effect)
- Juan Fernando Angulo (1536-1542 Died)
- Martín de Calatayud (1543-1548 Died).[1]
- Juan de los Barrios (1552-1564 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)[2]
- Juan Méndez de Villafranca (1577-1577 Died)
- Sebastián Ocando (1579-1619 Died)
- Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621-1625 Appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
- Lucas García Miranda (1625-1629 Died)
- Antonio Corderiña Vega (1630-1640 Resigned)
- Juan de Espinoza y Orozco (1642-1651 Died)
- Francisco de la Cruz (1658-1660 Died)
- Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta (1661-1663 Died)
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1664-1668 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1668-1676 Appointed Bishop of Panamá)
- Diego de Baños y Sotomayor (1677 -1683 Appointed Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
- Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana (1684-1690 Died)
- Juan Víctores de Velasco (1694-1707 Appointed Bishop of Trujillo)
- Ludovicus de Gayoso (1713-1713 Died)
- Antonio Monroy y Meneses (1715-1738 Resigned)
- José Ignacio Mijares Solórzano y Tobar (1740-1742 Died)
- Juan Nieto Polo del Aguila (1743-1746 Confirmed Bishop of Quito)
- José Javier de Arauz y Rojas (1746-1753 Confirmed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Nicolás Gil Martínez y Malo (1755-1763 Died)
- Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas (1764-1771 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Francisco Javier Calvo (1771-1773 Died)
- Francisco Navarro (1775-1788 Died)
- Anselmo José de Fraga y Márquez (1790-1792 Died)
- José Alejandro de Egües y Villamar (1792-1796 Died)
- Diego Santamaría Cevallos (1798-1801 Died)
- Eugenio Sesé, C.R.S.A. (1801-1803 Died)
- Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo (1804-1810 Died)
- Manuel Redondo y Gómez (1811-1813 Died)
- Antonio Gómez Polanco (1817-1820 Died)
- José María Estévez (1827-1834 Died)
- José Luis Serrano (1836 Appointed - 12 May 1852 Died)
- Bernabé Rojas (1854-1858 Died)
- Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (1859-1864 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- José Romero (1864-1891 Died)
- Rafael Celedón (1891-1902 Died)
- Francisco Simón y Ródenas (1904 1912 Resigned)
- Francisco Cristóbal Toro (1913-1917 Appointed Bishop of Antioquía-Jericó)
- Joaquín Garcia Benitez (1917-1942 Appointed Archbishop of Medellín)
- Bernardo Botero Álvarez (1944-1956 Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona)
- Norberto Forero y García (1956-1971 Retired)
- Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971-1980 Resigned)
- Félix María Torres Parra (1980-1987 Appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla)
- Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987-2014 Retired)
- Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (2014–present)
See also
References
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H" retrieved November 11, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M." retrieved November 11, 2015
Sources
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