Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia

Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Statistics
Area	11,803 km² (4,557 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 180,000 160,000 (88.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 August 1804 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Orlando Antonio Corrales García
Emeritus Bishops	Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal
Map

Website
www.arquisantioquia.org.co

Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Latin: Sanctae Fidei de Antioquia) is an archdiocese located in the city of Santa Fe de Antioquia in Colombia.

History

8 August 1804: Established as Diocese of Antioquía from the Diocese of Cartagena, Diocese of Popayán and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
5 February 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía – Jericó
3 July 1941: Renamed as Diocese of Antioquía
18 June 1988: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Antioquía
- Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1818 - 19 Dec 1825) Confirmed, Bishop of Islas Canarias
- Mariano Garnica y Orjuela, O.P. † (21 May 1827 - 10 Aug 1832) Died
- José María Estévez † (Appointed 19 Dec 1834; Died before appointment)
- Juan de la Cruz Gómez y Plata † (24 Jul 1835 - 1 Dec 1850) Died
- Domingo Antonio Riaño Martínez † (13 Jan 1854 - 20 Jul 1866) Died
- Joaquín Guillermo González † (21 Mar 1873 - 9 Aug 1883) Resigned
- Jesús María Rodríguez Balbín † (9 Aug 1883 - 30 Jul 1891) Died
- Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda † (30 Jan 1892 - 1900) Resigned
- José Maria Villalba † (25 Sep 1900 - 1901) Died
- Manuel Antonio López de Mesa † (30 May 1902 - 15 May 1908) Died
- Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (18 Oct 1910 - 7 Feb 1917) Appointed, Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos

Bishops of Antioquía – Jericó
- Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (8 Feb 1917 - 3 Jul 1941) Appointed, Bishop of Antioquía

Bishops of Antioquía
- Francisco Cristóbal Toro † (3 Jul 1941 - 16 Nov 1942) Died
- Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1944 - 9 Mar 1955) Resigned
- Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (1 Apr 1955 - 28 Jul 1969) Resigned
- Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (6 Mar 1970 - 18 Jun 1988) Appointed, Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Archbishops of Santa Fe de Antioquia
- Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † (18 Jun 1988 - 10 Oct 1992) Resigned
- Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (10 Oct 1992 - 12 Jan 2007) Resigned
- Orlando Antonio Corrales García (12 Jan 2007–present)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

External links

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia

Province of Barranquilla	Archdiocese of Barranquilla Diocese of El Banco Diocese of Riohacha Diocese of Santa Marta Diocese of Valledupar

Province of Bogotá	Archdiocese of Bogotá Diocese of Engativá Diocese of Facatativá Diocese of Fontibón Diocese of Girardot Diocese of Soacha Diocese of Zipaquirá

Province of Bucaramanga	Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Málaga–Soatá Diocese of Socorro y San Gil Diocese of Vélez

Province of Cali	Archdiocese of Cali Diocese of Buenaventura Diocese of Buga Diocese of Cartago Diocese of Palmira

Province of Cartagena	Archdiocese of Cartagena Diocese of Magangué Diocese of Montelíbano Diocese of Montería Diocese of Sincelejo

Province of Ibagué	Archdiocese of Ibagué Diocese of Espinal Diocese of Florencia Diocese of Garzón Diocese of Líbano–Honda Diocese of Neiva

Province of Manizales	Archdiocese of Manizales Diocese of Armenia Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas Diocese of Pereira

Province of Medellín	Archdiocese of Medellín Diocese of Caldas Diocese of Girardota Diocese of Jericó Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro

Province of Nueva Pamplona	Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona Diocese of Arauca Diocese of Cúcuta Diocese of Ocaña Diocese of Tibú

Province of Popayán	Archdiocese of Popayán Diocese of Ipiales Diocese of Mocoa–Sibundoy Diocese of Pasto Diocese of Tumaco

Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia	Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Diocese of Apartadó Diocese of Ismina-Tadó Diocese of Quibdó Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos

Province of Tunja	Archdiocese of Tunja Diocese of Chiquinquirá Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso Diocese of Garagoa Diocese of Yopal

Province of Villavicencio	Archdiocese of Villavicencio Diocese of Granada en Colombia Diocese of San José del Guaviare

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Colombia Apostolic Vicariate of Guapi Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano Apostolic Vicariate of San Andrés y Providencia Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente Apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad

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Coordinates: 6°33′26″N 75°49′39″W / 6.5571°N 75.8274°W / 6.5571; -75.8274

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