Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

The Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Archidioecesis Medellensis, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Medellín ) is a diocese located in Colombia of the Roman Catholic church located in Medellin.

History

Today's Archbishopric was on February 14, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. established from the diocese Antioquía out under the name Medellensis. First bishop was Valerio Antonio Ximenes. By Pope Leo XIII. takes place on 24 February 1902, the survey on its own archbishop.

It made ​​the spin-offs of the suffragan bishopric SonSon (1957 ), Diocese of Caldas and diocese Girardota (1988) and the inclusion of the diocese Jericó.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Medellín

  • Valerio Antonio Ximenes, 1868
  • Bernardo Herrera Restrepo, 1885-1891, then Archbishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
  • Joaquín Pardo y Vergara, 1892-1904

Archbishops of Medellín

  • Manuel José Cayzedo y Martínez ( Cuero ), 1905-1937
  • Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera, 1937-1942
  • Joaquin Garcia Benitez CIM, 1942-1957
  • Tulio Botero Salazar CM, 1957-1979
  • Alfonso Cardinal López Trujillo, 1979-1991
  • Héctor Rueda Hernández, 1991-1997
  • Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo PSS, 1997-2010
  • Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo, since 2010
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