The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena (Latin: Carthaginsis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.[1][2][3]
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
Erected: April 24, 1534
- Tomás de Toro, O.P. (1534–1536 Died)[4]
- Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (1537–1541 Appointed, Bishop of Lima)[4]
- Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541–1550 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo)[4][5] Gregorio de Beteta, O.P. (1552–1556 Resigned before consecration)[4][6]
- Juan de Simancas Simancas (1561–1570 Resigned without permission in 1569 and died in 1570)[4]
- Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (1571–1572 Died)[4]
- Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574–1577 Died)[4]
- Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578–1586 Died)[4][7]
- Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587–1590 Died)[4][8]
- Juan de Labrada, O.P. (1597–1613 Died)[4][9]
- Pedro Vega (1614–1616 Died)[9]
- Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617–1621 Died)[9]
- Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623–1623 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)[9]
- Diego Ramirez de Cepeda (1624–1629 Died)[9]
- Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630–1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)[9]
- Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (1640–1649 Died)[9]
- Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel (1649–1651 Died)[9]
- Garcia Ruiz Cabezas (1654–1658 Died)[9]
- Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659–1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)[9]
- Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (1681–1713 Died)[10]
- Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714–1717 Died)
- Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1720–1725 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
- Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1726–1728 Confirmed, Bishop of Popayán)
- Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1728–1729 Died)
- Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (1729–1740 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. (1741–1746 Resigned)
- Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1746–1751 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio (1751–1754 Died)
- Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (1754–1755 Appointed Bishop of Arequipa)
- Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt (1755–1765 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Diego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (1765–1772 Appointed Bishop of Yucatán)
- Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (1772–1775 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (1775–1776 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777–1792 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- Miguel Álvarez Cortés (1792–1795 Appointed Bishop of Quito)
- Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda (1796–1805 Died)
- Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (1806–1815 Died)
- Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816–1828 Died)
- Juan Fernández y Sotomayor Picón (1831–1849 Died)
- Pedro Antonio Torres (1850–1853 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856–1877 Died)
- Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (1877–1878 Resigned)
- Manuel Cerón (1879–1880 Died)
- Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882–1896 Died)
- Pedro Adán Brioschi (Pietro-Adamo Brioschi), P.I.M.E. (1898–1943 Died)
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
- José Ignacio López Umaña (1942–1943)
- Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1967–1974)
- Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2004–2005)
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
References
- 1."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 2."Archdiocese of Cartagena" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- 3.Pacheco, Juan Manuel. Los Primeros Obispos de Cartagena.
- 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4][4.5][4.6][4.7][4.8][4.9][4.10]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 154. (in Latin)
- 5."Bishop Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- 6."Father Gregorio de Beteta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- 7."Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- 8."Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
- 9.[9.2][9.3][9.4][9.5][9.6][9.7][9.8][9.9][9.10]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 137. (in Latin)
- 10."Bishop Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016