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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena {Latin: Carthagin(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.
History
April 24, 1534: Established as Diocese of Cartagena from the Diocese of Panama in Panama
June 20, 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
Leadership
Archbishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
* Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jimenez Carvajal, C.I.M. (2005.10.24 present)
* Archbishop Carlos Jose Ruiseco Vieira (1983.09.23 2005.10.24)
* Archbishop Ruben Isaza Restrepo (1974.10.03 1983)
* Archbishop Jose Ignacio Lopez Umana (1943.11.13 1974.10.03)
* Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1900.06.20 1943.11.13)
Bishops of Cartagena (Roman rite)
* Archbishop Pietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. (1898.02.15 1900.06.20)
* Bishop Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882.02.07 1896)
* Bishop Manuel Ceron (1879 1880)
* Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Rueda (1877 1878)
* Bishop Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856.09.16 1877)
* Bishop Pedro Antonio Torres (1850 1855)
* Bishop Juan Fernandez de Sotomayor Picon (1831 1849)
* Bishop Gregorio Rodriguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816.03.08 1828.03.12)
* Bishop Custodio Angel Diaz Merino, O.P. (1806.08.26 1815.01.12)
* Bishop Miguel Alvarez Cortez (1792.12.03 1795.09.22)
* Bishop Jose Fernandez Diaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777 ?)
* Bishop Blas Sobrino y Minayo (1775.03.13 1776.12.16)
* Archbishop Agustin de Alvarado y Castillo (1772.09.07 1775.03.13)
* Bishop Manuel Sosa Betencourt (1755.11.17 1765.04.22)
* Bishop Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1748 1755)
* Bishop Diego Martinez Garrido, O.S. (1741.03.06 1747.08.22)
* Bishop Manuel Antonio Gomez de Silva (1726.02.20 1728.09.20)
* Bishop Juan Francisco Gomez Calleja (1720.04.15 1725.11.19)
* Bishop Antonio Maria Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714.09.17 1717.11.25)
* Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659.11.10 1681.02.22)
* Bishop Luis Cordoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630.09.09 1640.08.13)
* Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623.05.22 1623.12.18)
* Bishop Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617.06.26 1621.12.10)
* Bishop Pedro Vega (1614.10.06 1617)
* Bishop Juan de Labrada (1597.01.29 1613.07.22)
* Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587.09.28 1590)
* Bishop Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578.10.06 1586.09.10)
* Bishop Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574.06.25 1577.09.09)
* Bishop Pedro Arevalos, O.S.H. (1571.05.18 1572)
* Bishop Juan Simancas Simancas (1561.12.05 1570)
* Bishop Francisco de Santa Maria Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541.07.20 1550.07.17)
* Archbishop Jeronimo de Loayza, O.P.(1537.12.05 1541.05.13)
Suffragan Dioceses
Magangue
Montelibano
Monteria
Sincelejo
See also
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Source
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