Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena

The Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Archidioecesis Carthaginensis in Columbia, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Cartagena ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Cartagena.

History

The Archdiocese of Cartagena was established on April 24, 1534 by Pope Clement VII from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Panamá as Diocese of Cartagena. It was the archbishopric of Seville is a suffragan. On March 22, 1564 the Diocese of Cartagena was the archbishopric of Santafe de Nueva Granada is a suffragan. The Diocese of Cartagena was on 31 August 1804 from parts of its territory to the foundation of the diocese Antioquía.

On 20 June 1900, the Diocese of Cartagena by Pope Leo XIII was. raised to an archbishopric. The Archdiocese of Cartagena announced on June 20, 1912 parts of its territory establishing the mission sui juris San Andrés y Providencia from. Other annexations took place on June 12, 1924 establishing the Apostolic Sinú Prefecture, on July 7, 1932 with the foundation of the diocese and Barranquilla on 20 November 1954 foundation of the diocese Monteria. On April 25, 1969, the Archdiocese of Cartagena were parts of its territory from establishing the dioceses Magangué and Sincelejo.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cartagena

  • Jerónimo de Loayza OP, 1537-1541, then Bishop of Lima
  • Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco OSH, 1541-1550, then Bishop of Mondoñedo
  • Gregorio de Beteta OP, 1552-1556
  • Juan Simancas Simancas, 1561-1570
  • Pedro Arévalos OSH, 1571-1572
  • Dionisio de Santos OP, 1574-1577
  • Juan Montalvo OP, 1578-1586
  • Antonio de Hervias OP, 1587-1590
  • Juan de Labrada, 1597-1613
  • Pedro Vega, 1614-1617
  • Diego Torres Altamirano, OFM, 1617-1621
  • Francisco Sotomayor, OFM, in 1623, then Bishop of Quito
  • Luis Córdoba Ronquillo OSST, 1630-1640, then Bishop of Trujillo
  • Cristóbal Pérez y Lazarraga Maneli Viana OCist, 1640-1649
  • Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel, 1649-1651
  • Antonio Sanz Lozano, 1659-1681, then Archbishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
  • Miguel de Benavides y Piédrola, 1681-1712
  • Antonio María Casiani OSBas, 1714-1717
  • Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja, 1720-1725, then Bishop of Popayán
  • Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva, 1726-1728, then Bishop of Popayán
  • Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja, 1728-1729
  • Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque, 1729-1740, then Bishop of Trujillo
  • Diego Martínez Garrido OS, 1741-1746
  • Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte, 1746-1751, then Bishop of Trujillo
  • Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio, 1751-1754
  • Jacinto Aguado y Chacón, 1754-1755, then Bishop of Arequipa
  • Manuel Sosa praying Court, 1755-1765, then Bishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
  • Deigo de Bernardo Peredo y Navarrete, 1765-1772, then Bishop of Yucatán
  • Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo, 1772-1775, then Archbishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
  • Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo, 1775-1776, then Bishop of Quito
  • José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, OFM, 1777-1792, then Bishop of Quito
  • Miguel Álvarez Cortés, 1792-1795, then Bishop of Quito
  • Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda, 1796-1805
  • Custodio Angel Díaz Merino OR, 1806-1815
  • Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo OSBas, 1816-1828
  • Juan Fernández de Sotomayor picón, 1834-1849
  • Pedro Antonio Torres, 1850-1855, then Bishop of Popayán
  • Bernardino Medina y Moreno, 1856-1877
  • Juan Nepomuceno Rueda, 1877-1878
  • Manuel Cerón, 1879-1880
  • Eugenio Biffi PIME, 1882-1896
  • Pietro Adamo Brioschi PIME, 1898-1900

Archbishops of Cartagena

  • Pietro Adamo Brioschi PIME, 1900-1943
  • José Ignacio López Umaña, 1943-1974
  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo, 1974-1983
  • Carlos José Vieira Ruiseco, 1983-2005
  • Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal CIM, since 2005
Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Sincelejo Cartagena, Colombia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla Dominican Order Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima Hieronymites Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo Basilian monks Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arequipa
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