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Diocese Of Medellín

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: 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

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

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

References

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