Archdiocese of Barranquilla

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

History

• 7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Archdiocese of Cartagena
• 25 April 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Special churches

• Pro-Cathedral:
• Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
• Archbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2017.11.14 - present)
• Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (2010.11.13 – 2017.11.14)
• Archbishop Jesús Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2012)
• Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
• Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11); see 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

• El Banco
• Riohacha
• Santa Marta
• Valledupar

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese website