Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
The Diocese of Santa Marta (Latin Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae, Spanish diócesis de Santa Marta ) is a location in Columbia Roman Catholic diocese based in Santa Marta.
History
The Diocese of Santa Marta was established on January 10, 1534 by Pope Clement VII from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Santo Domingo. On September 11, 1562 the Diocese of Santa Marta were parts of its territory from the foundation of the Diocese of Santafe de Nueva Granada. The Diocese of Santa Marta was on January 17, 1905 from parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Vicariate of Guajira. For more territorial concessions were made on 26 October 1962 on the establishment of the Diocese of Ocaña and on 17 January 2006 on the establishment of the Diocese of El Banco.
The Diocese of Santa Marta is the Archdiocese of Barranquilla is a suffragan.
Bishops of Santa Marta
- Alfonso de Tobes, 1534 - ...
- Juan Fernando Angulo, 1536-1542
- Martín de Calatayud OSH, 1543-1548
- Juan de los Barrios, OFM, 1552-1564, then Archbishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
- Juan Méndez de Villafranca OP, 1577-1577
- Sebastián Ocando OFM, 1579-1619
- Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal, 1621-1625, then Bishop of Santiago de Cuba
- Lucas García Miranda, 1625-1629
- Antonio Vega Corderiña OSA, 1630-1640
- Juan de Espinoza y Orozco OP, 1640-1652
- Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta OP, 1661-1664, then Bishop of Popayán
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, 1664-1666, then Bishop of Popayán
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, 1669-1676, then Bishop of Panamá
- Diego de Baños y Sotomayor, 1677-1683, then Bishop of Caracas
- José Ignacio Solórzano Mijares y Tobar, 1740-1742
- Nicolás Martínez Gil y Malo, 1755-1763
- Manuel Agustín Camacho y Rojas OP, 1764-1771, then Archbishop of Santafe de Nueva Granada
- Francisco Javier Calvo, 1771-1773
- Francisco Navarro, 1775-1788
- Anselmo José de Fraga y Márquez, 1790-1792
- José Alejandro de Egües y Villamar, 1792-1796
- Diego Santa María Cevallos, OFM, 1798-1801
- Eugenio de la Santisima Trinidad Sesé CRSA, 1801-1805
- Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo OFM, 1804-1810
- Manuel Redondo y Gómez, 1811-1813
- Antonio Gómez Polanco OFM, 1819-1820
- José María Esteves, 1827-1834, then Bishop of Antioquía
- José Luis Serrano, 1836-1852
- Bernabé Rojas OP, 1854-1858
- José Romero, 1875-1891
- Rafael Celedón, 1891-1902
- Francisco Simón y Ródenas OFM Cap, 1904-1912
- Francisco Cristóbal Toro, 1913-1917, then Bishop of Antioquía - Jericó
- Joaquin Garcia Benitez CIM, 1917-1942, then Archbishop of Medellín
- Bernardo Alvarez Botero CM, 1944-1956, then Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
- Norberto García Forero y, 1956-1971
- Javier Naranjo Villegas, 1971-1980
- Félix María Torres Parra, 1980-1987, then Archbishop of Barranquilla
- Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi, since 1987