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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta {Latin: Sanctae Marthae } is a diocese located in the city of Santa Marta in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
History
January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
Leadership
Bishops of Santa Marta (Roman rite)
* Bishop Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987.12.04 present)
* Archbishop Felix Maria Torres Parra (1980.12.11 1987.05.11)
* Bishop Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971.06.02 1980.07.24)
* Bishop Norberto Forero y Garcia (1956.05.27 1971.06.02)
* Archbishop Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. (1944.07.05 1956)
* Archbishop Joaquin Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. (1917.09.17 1942.05.14)
* Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1913.12.16 1917.02.08)
* Bishop Francisco Simon y Rodenas, O.F.M. Cap. (1904.06.11 1912.12.02)
* Bishop Raffaele Celedon (1891.12.17 ?)
* Bishop Giuseppe Romero (1875.07.05 ?)
* Bishop Manuel Redondo y Gomez (1811.04.19 ?)
* Bishop Miguel Sanchez Cerrudo, O.F.M. (1804.08.20 1810.08.04)
* Bishop Eugenio de la Santisima Trinidad Sese, O.R.S.A. (1801.09.20 1805.10.31)
* Bishop Diego Santamaria Cevallos, O.F.M. (1798.04.17 1801.10.10)
* Archbishop Melchor de Linan y Cisneros (1664.10.06 1672.02.08)
* Bishop Lucas Fernandez de Piedrahita (1660 1677)
* Bishop Antonio Corderina Vega, O.S.A. (1630.12.16 1642.05.26)
* Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621.03.17 1625.12.01)
* Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (1552.04.02 1564.03.22)
See also
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Source
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