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Archdiocese of Ibagué

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Archdiocese of Ibagué
Archidioecesis Ibaguensis
File:Escudo de la Arquidiócesis de Ibagué.svg
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical province Ibagué
Statistics
Area 6,044 km2 (2,334 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2006)
560,344
504,310 (90.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 May 1900 (126 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Archbishop Orlando Roa Barbosa
Auxiliary Bishops Miguel Fernando González Mariño
Bishops emeritus Flavio Calle Zapata
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdeibague.org

Archdiocese of Ibagué — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué (Latin: Ibaguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ibagué in Colombia.

History

  • 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Ibagué from the Diocese of Tolima
  • 14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibagué

Bishops

  • Bishops of Ibagué
  • Archbishops of Ibagué
    • José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (see above 14 Dec 1974 – 25 Mar 1993) Retired
    • Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (25 Mar 1993 – 17 Aug 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
    • Flavio Calle Zapata (10 Jan 2003 – 19 March 2019)
    • Orlando Roa Barbosa (29 May 2020 -)

Auxiliary bishops

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ibagué is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]

References

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