Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Cartagena
latin=Archidioecesis Carthaginensis in Columbia
country= Colombia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Basílica Iglesia Antigua de Santa María Catedral
cocathedral =
area= 8,000
population= 1,228,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 1,076,000
catholics_percent= 87.6
bishop= Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena {Latin: " Carthagin(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

* April 24, 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panamá in Panama
* June 20, 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena

Leadership

* Archbishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2005.10.24 – present)
** Archbishop Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1983.09.23 – 2005.10.24)
** Archbishop Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1974.10.03 – 1983)
** Archbishop José Ignacio López Umaña (1943.11.13 – 1974.10.03)
** Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1900.06.20 – 1943.11.13)
* Bishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1898.02.15 – 1900.06.20)
** Bishop Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882.02.07 – 1896)
** Bishop Manuel Cerón (1879 – 1880)
** Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Rueda (1877 – 1878)
** Bishop Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856.09.16 – 1877)
** Bishop Pedro Antonio Torres (1850 – 1855)
** Bishop Juan Fernández de Sotomayor Picón (1831 – 1849)
** Bishop Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816.03.08 – 1828.03.12)
** Bishop Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (1806.08.26 – 1815.01.12)
** Bishop Miguel Alvarez Cortez (1792.12.03 – 1795.09.22)
** Bishop José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777 – ?)
** Bishop Blas Sobrino y Minayo (1775.03.13 – 1776.12.16)
** Archbishop Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (1772.09.07 – 1775.03.13)
** Bishop Manuel Sosa Betencourt (1755.11.17 – 1765.04.22)
** Bishop Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1748 – 1755)
** Bishop Diego Martínez Garrido, O.S. (1741.03.06 – 1747.08.22)
** Bishop Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1726.02.20 – 1728.09.20)
** Bishop Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1720.04.15 – 1725.11.19)
** Bishop Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714.09.17 – 1717.11.25)
** Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659.11.10 – 1681.02.22)
** Bishop Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630.09.09 – 1640.08.13)
** Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623.05.22 – 1623.12.18)
** Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617.06.26 – 1621.12.10)
** Bishop Pedro Vega (1614.10.06 – 1617)
** Bishop Juan de Labrada (1597.01.29 – 1613.07.22)
** Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587.09.28 – 1590)
** Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578.10.06 – 1586.09.10)
** Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574.06.25 – 1577.09.09)
** Bishop Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (1571.05.18 – 1572)
** Bishop Juan Simancas Simancas (1561.12.05 – 1570)
** Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541.07.20 – 1550.07.17)
** Archbishop Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P.(1537.12.05 – 1541.05.13)

uffragan Dioceses

* Magangué
* Montelíbano
* Montería
* Sincelejo

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Colombia

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cart0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcart.html Catholic Hierarchy]