Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena

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

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

Diocese of Cartagena

Erected: April 24, 1534

Archdiocese of Cartagena

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

• Magangué
• Montelíbano
• Montería
• Sincelejo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org