Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta
Diocese of Santa Marta Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae Diócesis de Santa Marta | |
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Coat of arms of the Diocese of Santa Marta. | |
Location | |
Country | Colombia |
Territory | The Municipalities of Santa Marta, Ciénaga, Aracataca, Zona Bananera and Pueblo Viejo. |
Ecclesiastical province | Barranquilla |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,216 km2 (5,489 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 780,000 680,000 (87.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 10 January 1534 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Martha in Santa Marta |
Patron saint | Saint Martha |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesisdesantamarta.org |
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.[1][2]
History
- January 10, 1534: Established as Diocese of Santa Marta from the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
Ordinaries
- Alfonso de Tobes (Appointed 1534 - Did Not Take Effect)[3]
- Juan Fernando Angulo (1536–42 Died)[3]
- Martín de Calatayud (1543–48 Died)[3][4]
- Juan de los Barrios (1552–64 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)[3][5]
- Juan Méndez de Villafranca (1577–77 Died)[3]
- Sebastián Ocando (1579–1619 Died)[3]
- Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621–25 Appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)[6]
- Lucas García Miranda (1625–29 Died)
- Antonio Corderiña Vega (1630–40 Resigned)
- Juan de Espinoza y Orozco (1642–51 Died)
- Francisco de la Cruz (1658–60 Died)
- Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta (1661–63 Died)
- Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1664–68 Appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1668–76 Appointed Bishop of Panamá)
- Diego de Baños y Sotomayor (1677–83 Appointed Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
- Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana (1684–90 Died)
- Juan Víctores de Velasco (1694–1707 Appointed Bishop of Trujillo)
- Ludovicus de Gayoso (1713–13 Died)
- Antonio Monroy y Meneses (1715–38 Resigned)
- José Ignacio Mijares Solórzano y Tobar (1740–42 Died)
- Juan Nieto Polo del Aguila (1743–46 Confirmed Bishop of Quito)
- José Javier de Arauz y Rojas (1746–53 Confirmed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Nicolás Gil Martínez y Malo (1755–63 Died)
- Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas (1764–71 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Francisco Javier Calvo (1771–73 Died)
- Francisco Navarro (1775–88 Died)
- Anselmo José de Fraga y Márquez (1790–92 Died)
- José Alejandro de Egües y Villamar (1792–96 Died)
- Diego Santamaría Cevallos (1798–1801 Died)
- Eugenio Sesé, C.R.S.A. (1801–03 Died)
- Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo (1804–10 Died)
- Manuel Redondo y Gómez (1811–13 Died)
- Antonio Gómez Polanco (1817–20 Died)
- José María Estévez (1827–34 Died)
- José Luis Serrano (1836 Appointed - 12 May 1852 Died)
- Bernabé Rojas (1854–58 Died)
- Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (1859–64 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- José Romero (1864–91 Died)
- Rafael Celedón (1891–1902 Died)
- Francisco Simón y Ródenas (1904 1912 Resigned)
- Francisco Cristóbal Toro (1913–17 Appointed Bishop of Antioquía-Jericó)
- Joaquín Garcia Benitez (1917–42 Appointed Archbishop of Medellín)
- Bernardo Botero Álvarez (1944–56 Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona)
- Norberto Forero y García (1956–71 Retired)
- Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971–80 Resigned)
- Félix María Torres Parra (1980–87 Appointed Archbishop of Barranquilla)
- Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987–2014 Retired)
- Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (2014–present)
See also
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Santa Marta" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 19, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Diocese of Santa Marta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. p. 236.
- ↑ "Bishop Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David. M. Cheney. Retrieved November 11, 2015
- ↑ "Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David. M. Cheney. Retrieved November 11, 2015
- ↑ "Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 15, 2016
External links
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