Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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	(as of 2012) 2,766,000 2,243,000 (81.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1932 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Queen Mary in Barranquilla
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz
Auxiliary Bishops	Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt
Bishops emeritus	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisbaq.org

Metropolitan Cathedral of Mary the Queen

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 Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (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 Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
  • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, 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 Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
  • Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira
  • Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali
  • Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

Auxiliary bishops

• Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira (1971-1977), appointed Bishop of Montería
• Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1977-1987), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
• Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez (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

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese website