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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogota is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia. It was founded as the Diocese of Santafe en Nueva Granada on 11 September 1562. The current Archbishop is His Eminence Pedro Cardinal Rubiano Saenz since his appointment by Pope John Paul II in 1994.
Archbishops of Bogota since 1804
Juan Bautista Sacristan y Galiano (20 Aug 1804 - 1 Feb 1817 )
Isidoro Dominguez, C.R.M. (23 Aug 1819 - Apr 1822 )
Fernando Caycedit Florez (19 Jul 1827 - 17 Feb 1832 )
Manuel Jose Mosquera y Arboleda (21 Sep 1835 - 10 Dec 1853 )
Antonio Herran y Zaldua (21 Jan 1855 - 6 Feb 1868 )
Vicente Arbelaez Gomez (6 Feb 1868 - 29 Jun 1884 )
Jose Telesphor Paul Vargas, S.J. (6 Aug 1884 - 8 Apr 1889 )
Ignacio Leon Velasco, S.J. (6 Oct 1889 - 10 Apr 1891 )
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo (4 Jun 1891 - 2 Jan 1928 )
Ismael Perdomo Borrero (2 Jan 1928 - 3 Jun 1950 )
Crisanto Luque Sanchez (14 Jul 1950 - 7 May 1959 )
Luis Concha Cordoba (18 May 1959 - 22 Jul 1972 )
Anibal Munoz Duque (29 Jul 1972 - 25 Jun 1984 )
Mario Revollo Bravo (25 Jun 1984 - 27 Dec 1994 )
Pedro Rubiano Saenz (27 Dec 1994 - present)
Suffragan Dioceses
Diocese of Engativa
Diocese of Facatativa
Diocese of Fontibon
Diocese of Girardot
Diocese of Soacha
Diocese of Zipaquira
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