Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
{{Short description|Catholic archdiocese in Colombia}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
|name = Medellín
|latin = Archidioecesis Medellensis
|image = Escudo Arquidiócesis de Medellín.svg
|image_size = 150px
|image_alt =
|caption =
|country = Colombia
|rite = Latin Rite
|established = 14 February 1868 ({{age|1868|2|14}} years ago)
|cathedral = Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 708
|population = 3,012,847
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 2,625,494
|catholics_percent= 87.1
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
|bishop_title = Archbishop
|website = [http://www.arqmedellin.com/ www.arqmedellin.com]
|auxiliary_bishops= José Mauricio Vélez García
|emeritus_bishops = Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF
|map = Arquidiocesis de Medellin-Mapa.svg
}}
File:Basílica de La Estrella-exterior.JPG
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín ({{langx|la|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.
Bishops and Metropolitan Archbishops of Medellín
| class="wikitable" |
| Name
! Dates of service |
|---|
| Valerio Antonio Jiménez (Ximenes)
| (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 29 May 1873 Resigned) |
| José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz
| (29 May 1873 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1874 Died) |
| José Ignacio Montoya Peláez
| (7 Apr 1876 Appointed - 15 Jul 1884 Died) |
| 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 [Cardinal in 1983]
| (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 Appointed – present) |
Other affiliated bishops
=Coadjutor bishops=
- José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz (1869–1873)
- Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera (1932–1937)
- Alfonso López Trujillo (1978–1979); future Cardinal
=Auxiliary bishops=
- Francesco Saverio Zaldúa (1882); did not take effect
- Mosé Higuera (1884–1915)
- Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1951–1957), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
- Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1959–1964), appointed Bishop of Montería
- Octavio Betancourt Arango (1970–1975), appointed Bishop of Garzón
- Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1981–1985), appointed Bishop of Buga
- Fabio Betancur Tirado (1982–1984), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
- José Roberto López Londoño (1982–1987), appointed Bishop of Armenia
- Abraham Escudero Montoya (1986–1990), appointed Bishop of Espinal
- Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (1988–1994), appointed Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
- Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993–1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (1993–2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998–2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira
- Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998–2010)
- Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001–2010)
- Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (2001–2012)
- Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2006–2011), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2011–2017), appointed Bishop of Yopal
- Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (2011–2015), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (2012–2020), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
- José Mauricio Vélez García (2017-
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Manuel Antonio López de Mesa, appointed Bishop of Antioquía in 1902
- Emilio Botero González, appointed Bishop of Pasto in 1947
- Guillermo Escobar Vélez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioquía in 1952
- Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1963
- Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2003
- Fidel León Cadavid Marin (priest here, 1976–1988), appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2011
- Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2014
- Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy in 2015
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmede.html Catholic Hierarchy]{{Self-published inline|date=May 2016}}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mede0.htm GCatholic.org]
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