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.

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

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

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

See also

External links

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