Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Popayán

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Archdiocese of Popayán

Archidioecesis Popayanensis
Escudo Arquidiócesis de Popayán.svg
Location
CountryColombia
Ecclesiastical provincePopayán
Statistics
Area17,087 km2 (6,597 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
1,160,071
1,100,000 (94.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established22 August 1546 (475 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Archbishop, O.P.
Bishops emeritus
Map
Mapa Arquidiocesis de Popayan.svg
Website
arquidiocesisdepopayan.org
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Popayán (Latin: Popayanensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Popayán in Colombia.[1][2]

History[]

  • 22 August 1546: Established as Diocese of Popayán from the Diocese of Panamá
  • 20 June 1900: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán

Ordinaries[]

Bishops of Popayán[]

  1. Juan Valle (27 August 1547 – 1563)[3][4]
  2. , OSA (1 March 1564 – 1590)[3]
  3. Domingo de Ulloa, OP (9 December 1591 – 3 April 1598),[3][5] appointed Bishop of Michoacán, México
  4. (5 July 1599 – 7 September 1605)[3]
  5. Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, OSA (17 November 1608 – 14 February 1618)[6]
  6. , O. Carm. (2 December 1619 – 27 January 1631), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
  7. Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (10 February 1631 – 5 September 1633), appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
  8. Diego Montoya Mendoza (5 September 1633 – 5 October 1637, appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
  9. Francisco de la Serna, OSA (25 August 1637 – 21 August 1645),[7] appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
  10. (25 February 1658 – 7 June 1666), appointed Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
  11. Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (16 January 1668 – 8 February 1672), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
  12. (16 May 1672 – 11 May 1684)
  13. (12 August 1686 – 20 February 1696), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
  14. , OCD (18 June 1696 – 1 October 1714), appointed Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
  15. (19 November 1714 – 19 November 1725), appointed Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
  16. (19 November 1725 – 9 September 1728)
  17. (20 September 1728 – 29 September 1731)
  18. , OSA (19 December 1732 – 12 December 1740), appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
  19. (30 January 1741 – 24 January 1752), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala
  20. (24 January 1752 – 13 March 1758), appointed Archbishop of Lima, Peru
  21. (13 March 1758 – 14 July 1785)
  22. (15 September 1788 – 6 July 1809)
  23. (8 March 1816 – 13 February 1841)
  24. , OFM (23 May 1842 – 7 August 1851)
  25. (20 December 1853 – 18 December 1866)
  26. (13 March 1868 – 6 December 1887)
  27. (1 June 1888 – 15 August 1894)
  28. (2 December 1895 – 20 June 1900)

Archbishops of Popayán[]

  1. (20 June 1900 – 14 December 1905), appointed Archbishop of Medellín
  2. , CM (18 April 1907 – 31 March 1923)
  3. (15 November 1923 – 7 November 1940)
  4. (20 June 1942 – 1 February 1944)
  5. (22 April 1944 – 12 September 1964)
  6. (7 April 1965 – 11 October 1976)
  7. , CM (11 October 1976 – 11 April 1990)
  8. Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, PSS (18 December 1990 – 13 February 1997), appointed Archbishop of Medellín
  9. (19 April 1997 – 19 May 2018)
  10. Luis José Rueda Aparicio (19 May 2018 – 25 April 2020), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá
  11. , O.P. (12 October 2020 – present)

Other affiliated bishops[]

Auxiliary bishops[]

  • , O.E.S.A. (1837)
  • (1839-1845)
  • (1849-1859), appointed Bishop of Pasto
  • (1956-1962), appointed Bishop of Facatativá
  • (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Ipiales
  • (1971-1973), appointed Bishop of Facatativá
  • Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (1974-1977), appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá (later returned here as Archbishop)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Cali in 1911

Suffragan dioceses[]

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References[]

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Popayán" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 [self-published source]
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Diocese of Popayán" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. p. 278.
  4. ^ "Bishop Juan Valle" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 5, 2016
  5. ^ "Bishop Domingo de Ulloa, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016. [self-published source]
  6. ^ "Bishop Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 26, 2016

External links[]

Coordinates: 2°26′28″N 76°36′23″W / 2.4411°N 76.6065°W / 2.4411; -76.6065

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