The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales (Latin: Manizalensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Manizales in Colombia.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales Archidioecesis Metropolitae Manizalensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manizales |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 750,000 731,000 (97.5%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11 April 1900 (124 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez |
| Bishops emeritus | Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo |
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History edit
- 11 April 1900: Established as Diocese of Manizales from the Diocese of Medellín
- 10 May 1954: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manizales
Special churches edit
- Minor Basilicas:
- Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Manizales
- Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Victorias in Santa Rosa de Cabal
Ordinaries edit
- Bishops of Manizales
- Gregorio Nazianzeno Hoyos † (16 Dec 1901 – 25 Oct 1921) Died
- Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera † (6 Jul 1922 – 7 Jul 1932) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellín
- Juan Manuel González Arbeláez † (3 Jul 1933 – 6 Jun 1934) Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Aenus
- Luis Concha Córdoba † (13 Jul 1935 – 10 May 1954) see below; future Cardinal
- Archbishops of Manizales
- Luis Concha Córdoba † (10 May 1954 – 18 May 1959) see above; Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 1961)
- Arturo Duque Villegas † (7 Jul 1959 – 22 May 1975) Retired
- José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez † (22 May 1975 – 15 Oct 1996) Resigned (became a Cardinal on 14 February 2015)
- Fabio Betancur Tirado † (15 Oct 1996 Appointed – 7 Oct 2010) Resigned
- Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (7 Oct 2010 – 6 Jan 2020) previously Coadjutor Archbishop; resigned
- José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (25 Apr 2021 Appointed – present)
Coadjutor archbishop edit
- Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (2009-2010)
Auxiliary bishops edit
- Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo † (1949-1952), appointed Bishop of Pereira
- Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. † (1968-1972), appointed Bishop of Montería
- Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (1953-1957), appointed Bishop of Sonsón
- Augusto Trujillo Arango † (1957-1960), appointed Bishop of Jericó
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit
- Rubén Isaza Restrepo †, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1952
- Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo (priest here, 1958–1960), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán in 1974
- José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, appointed Bishop of Líbano-Honda in 2004
- Óscar González Villa †, appointed Bishop of Girardota in 2006 (did not take effect)
- Luis Horacio Gómez González †, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán in 2014
- José Libardo Garcés Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá in 2016
Suffragan dioceses edit
See also edit
Sources edit
External links edit
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