Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena

Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena in Spain.

Archdiocese of Cartagena Archidioecesis Carthaginensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,228,000 1,076,000 (87.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	24 April 1534 (491 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa Catalina de Alejandría
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C.
Bishops emeritus	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
Map
Website
arquicartagena.org

Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin : Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

• 24 April 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panamá
• 20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Bishops

Ordinaries

Diocese of Cartagena

Erected: April 24, 1534

• Tomás de Toro, O.P. (1534–1536 Died) ^[4]
• Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (1537–1541 Appointed, Bishop of Lima) ^[4]
• Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541–1550 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo) ^{[4] [5]}
  • Gregorio de Beteta, O.P. (1552–1556 Resigned before consecration) ^{[4] [6]}
• Juan de Simancas Simancas (1561–1570 Resigned without permission in 1569 and died in 1570) ^[4]
• Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (1571–1572 Died) ^[4]
• Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574–1577 Died) ^[4]
• Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578–1586 Died) ^{[4] [7]}
• Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587–1590 Died) ^{[4] [8]}
• Juan de Labrada, O.P. (1597–1613 Died) ^{[4] [9]}
• Pedro Vega (1614–1616 Died) ^[9]
• Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617–1621 Died) ^[9]
• Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623–1623 Appointed, Bishop of Quito) ^[9]
• Diego Ramirez de Cepeda (1624–1629 Died) ^[9]
• Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630–1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo) ^[9]
• Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (1640–1649 Died) ^[9]
• Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel (1649–1651 Died) ^[9]
• Garcia Ruiz Cabezas (1654–1658 Died) ^[9]
• Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659–1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) ^[9]
• Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (1681–1713 Died) ^[10]
• Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714–1717 Died)
• Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1720–1725 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
• Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1726–1728 Confirmed, Bishop of Popayán)
• Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1728–1729 Died)
• Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (1729–1740 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. (1741–1746 Resigned)
• Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1746–1751 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)
• Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio (1751–1754 Died)
• Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (1754–1755 Appointed Bishop of Arequipa)
• Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt (1755–1765 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Diego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (1765–1772 Appointed Bishop of Yucatán)
• Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (1772–1775 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (1775–1776 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777–1792 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• Miguel Álvarez Cortés (1792–1795 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
• Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda (1796–1805 Died)
• Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (1806–1815 Died)
• Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816–1828 Died)
• Juan Fernández y Sotomayor Picón (1831–1849 Died)
• Pedro Antonio Torres (1850–1853 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
• Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856–1877 Died)
• Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (1877–1878 Resigned)
• Manuel Cerón (1879–1880 Died)
• Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882–1896 Died)
• Pedro Adán Brioschi (Pietro-Adamo Brioschi), P.I.M.E. (1898–1943 Died)

Archdiocese of Cartagena

Elevated June 20, 1900

• Pedro Adán (Pietro-Adamo) Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1898 – 13 Nov 1943 Died)
• José Ignacio López Umaña (1943–1974 Died)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1974–1983 Retired)
• Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1983–2005 Resigned)
• Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2005–2021 Retired)
• Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. (2021–present)

Coadjutor archbishops

• José Ignacio López Umaña (1942–1943)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1967–1974)
• Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2004–2005)

Auxiliary bishops

• Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. (1949–1952), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1952–1956), appointed Bishop of Montería (later returned here as Coadjutor and Archbishop)
• Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1956–1959), appointed Bishop of Barranquilla
• Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo (1963–1968), appointed Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro
• Félix María Torres Parra (1966–1967), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
• Ismael Rueda Sierra (2000–2003), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• José Soleibe Arbeláez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 1999
• Ariel Lascarro Tapia, appointed Bishop of Magangué in 2014

Suffragan dioceses

• Magangué
• Montelíbano
• Montería
• Sincelejo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References

1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Cartagena" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
3. Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
4. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154.(in Latin)
5. "Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
6. "Father Gregorio de Beteta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
7. "Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
8. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
9. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137.(in Latin)
10. "Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016

External links

• Archdiocese of Cartagena ^{[ usurped ]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[ self-published source? ]}
• GCatholic.org

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