Archdiocese of Barranquilla

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History

Special churches

  • Pro-Cathedral:

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
  • Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below Bishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25); see above; Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18); Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira; Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali; Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1971-1977), appointed Bishop of Montería
  • Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1977-1987), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
  • Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (1995-1999), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
  • Luis Antonio Nova Rocha (2002-2010), appointed Bishop of Facatativá
  • Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt (2003-2017)

Suffragan dioceses