Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Archdiocese of Barranquilla Archidioecesis Barranquillensis Arquidiócesis de Barranquilla
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Barranquilla
Statistics
Area	3,319 km2 (1,281 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 2,766,000 2,243,000 (81.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1932 (89 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Queen Mary in Barranquilla
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop
Auxiliary Bishops	Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisbaq.org

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mary the Queen

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) 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 (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 (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
  • Archbishop , 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 (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
  • Bishop (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali
  • Bishop (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

Auxiliary bishops[]

• (1971-1977), appointed Bishop of Montería
• (1977-1987), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
• (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

Coordinates: 10°59′18″N 74°47′25″W / 10.9884°N 74.7904°W / 10.9884; -74.7904

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