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 (502 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 Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién was originally located upriver from the mouth of the Atrato River on the Gulf of Urabá in the Castilla de Oro province.[1] The see was moved to Panama City and 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
Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién
Erected August 28, 1513
- Juan de Quevedo Villegas, O.F.M. (1513–1519)[2]
Diocese of Panamá
Name changed December 7, 1520
- Vicente de Peraza, O.P. (1520–1526)[3]
- Martin de Bejar, O.F.M. (1527–1530)[4]
- Vicente de Valverde, O.P. (1533–)[5]
- Tomás de Berlanga, O.P. (1534–1537)[6]
- Pablo de Torres, O.P. (1546–1554)[7]
- Juan de Vaca, O.S.B. (1561–1565)[8]
- Francisco de Abrego O.S. (1566–1574)[9]
- Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. (1576–1580)[10]
- Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. (1580–1583), Appointed Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca[11]
- Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (1587–1593), Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada[12]
- Pedro Duque de Rivera, S.J. (1594–1594)[13]
- Antonio Calderón de León (1598–1605), Appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra[14]
- Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. (1605–1612), Appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga[15]
- Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P. (1612–1624)[16]
- Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem. (1625–1640)[17]
- Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T. (1640–1652)[18]
- Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (1654–1660), Appointed Bishop of Cuzco[19]
- Diego López de Vergara y Aguilar (1662–)
- Sancho Pardo Cárdenas y Figueroa (1667–1671)[20]
- Antonio de León y Becerra (1671–1676), Appointed Bishop of Trujillo[21]
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1677–1688)[22]
- Diego Ladrón de Guevara (1689–1699)[23]
- Juan de Argüelles O.S.A. (1699-1711), Appointed Bishop of Arequipa[24]
- Juan José Llamas Rivas, O.C. (1714–1719)
- Bernardo de Serrada y Villate, 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 Castaneda Velásquez y Salazar (1742–1749)
- Felipe Manriquez de Lara (1749–1750)
- Juan B. Tabarga y Durana (1750–1750)
- Valentín Moran Menéndez, O. de M. (1750–1751)
- Francisco Javier de Luna Victoria y Castro (1751–1758)
- Juan Manuel Jerónimo 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.
Coordinates: 8°57′09″N 79°32′07″W / 8.9526°N 79.5352°W
References
- ↑ Arzobispo de Panamá, Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Resena Historica de los obispos que han ocupado la silla de Panamá desde su fundacion hasta nuestros dias Publisher: Escuela Tipográfica Salesiana (1929) |P. 5-7
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Quevedo Villegas, O.F.M." retrieved November 15, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Vicente de Peraza (Pirez), O.P." retrieved November 13, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Martin de Bejar, O.F.M." Nov 16, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Vicente de Valverde, O.P." retrieved November 9, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Tomás de Berlanga, O.P." retrieved November11, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pablo de Torres, O.P." retrieved November 17, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Vaca (Baca), O.S.B." retrieved November 18, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco de Abrego, O.S." retrieved November 18, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Manuel de Mercado Aldrete, O.S.H. retrieved November 18, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P." retrieved November 18, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado)" retrieved November 18, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro Duque de Rivera, S.J." retrieved November 22, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Antonio Calderón de León" retrieved November 14, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A." retrieved November 22, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Francisco de la Cámara y Raya, O.P." retrieved November 22, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem." retrieved November 23, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Hernando de Ramírez y Sánchez, O.SS.T." retrieved November 23, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Archbishop Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes" retrieved November 23, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Sancho Pardo Cárdenas y Figueroa" retrieved November 23, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Antonio de León y Becerra" retrieved December 9, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita" retrieved December 9, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego Ladrón de Guevara" retrieved December 9, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Juan de Argüelles, O.S.A." retrieved December 9, 2015
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