Archdiocese of Manizales

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Bishop(s) Fabio Betancur Tirado, Archbishop José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Armenia La Dorada-Guaduas Pereira

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 May 1954 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Colombia Square Kilometers: 3,848 (1,486 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Carrera 23 N. 19-22, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia Telephone: (968)84.01.14; 84.01.51 Fax: 82.18.53

Historical Details

• Diocese of Manizales
  • Latin Name: Manizalensis
  • Erected: 11 April 1900
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
  • Country: Colombia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Gregorio Nazianzeno Hoyos † (11 May 1901 Appointed - 28 Oct 1921 Died)
• Tiberio Salazar Herrera † (6 Jul 1912 Appointed - 7 Jul 1932 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellín)
• Juan Manoel González Arbeláez † (3 Jul 1933 Appointed - 6 Jun 1934 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Aenus)
• Luis Concha Córdoba † (13 Jul 1935 Appointed - 18 May 1959 Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá)
• Arturo Duque Villegas † (7 Jul 1959 Appointed - 23 May 1975 Retired)
• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez (22 May 1975 Appointed - 15 Oct 1996 Retired)
• Fabio Betancur Tirado (15 Oct 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Manizales
11 April 1900	Erected	Diocese of Medellín	Diocese of Manizales (erected)
17 December 1952	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó Diocese of Manizales	Diocese of Armenia (erected)
17 December 1952	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó Diocese of Manizales	Diocese of Pereira (erected)
Archdiocese of Manizales
10 May 1954	Elevated	Diocese of Manizales	Archdiocese of Manizales
29 March 1984	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Facatativá Archdiocese of Manizales	Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Manizales
1950	949,000	950,000	99.9%	167	60	227	4,180		160	702	64	ap1967
Archdiocese of Manizales
1965	780,000	783,201	99.6%	184	88	272	2,867		179	789	57	ap1967
1970	749,000	750,000	99.9%	173	95	268	2,794		140	559	64	ap1971
1976	612,182	615,182	99.5%	161	51	212	2,887		107	925	68	ap1977
1980	610,556	618,177	98.8%	151	51	202	3,022		87	890	69	ap1981
1990	549,000	556,000	98.7%	135	48	183	3,000	8	69	355	62	ap1991
1999	796,345	840,345	94.8%	143	49	192	4,147	22	85	495	72	ap2002
2002	815,000	840,000	97.0%	132	54	186	4,381	28	97	429	78	ap2003
2003	731,000	750,000	97.5%	158	51	209	3,497	34	131	395	81	ap2004
2004	731,000	750,000	97.5%	163	45	208	3,514	34	109	395	80	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Baltasar Alvarez Restrepo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1949 to 18 Dec 1952)
• Fabio Betancur Tirado (Archbishop: 15 Oct 1996)
• Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Oct 1968 to 18 Dec 1972)
• Luis Concha Córdoba † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1935; Archbishop: 10 May 1954 to 18 May 1959)
• Arturo Duque Villegas † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1959 to 23 May 1975)
• José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (Priest: 2 Feb 1987 to 22 Nov 2004)
• Juan Manoel González Arbeláez † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1933 to 6 Jun 1934)
• Óscar González Villa (Priest: 17 Nov 1973 to 24 Apr 2006)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (Priest: 29 Oct 1939 to 18 Dec 1952)
• Gregorio Nazianzeno Hoyos † (Bishop: 11 May 1901 to 28 Oct 1921)
• José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez (Archbishop: 22 May 1975 to 15 Oct 1996)
• Tiberio Salazar Herrera † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1912 to 7 Jul 1932)
• Augusto Trujillo Arango † (Priest: 6 Aug 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Apr 1957 to 31 Mar 1960)
• Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1953 to 18 Mar 1957)