Archdiocese of Medellín

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Bishop(s) Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S., Archbishop Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F., Auxiliary Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez, Auxiliary Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid, Auxiliary Bishop Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez, Auxiliary Bishop Héctor Rueda Hernández, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Caldas Girardota Jericó Sonsón-Rionegro

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 24 February 1902 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Colombia Square Kilometers: 708 (273 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.arq-medellin.org.co/ Mailing Address: Calle 57 N. 49-44, Medellin, Colombia Telephone: (94)251.77.00 Fax: 251.93.95

Historical Details

• Diocese of Medellín
  • Latin Name: Medellensis
  • Erected: 14 February 1868
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bogotá
  • Country: Colombia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Valerio Antonio Ximenes † (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - )
• Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
• Joaquín Pardo-Vergara † (22 Jan 1892 Appointed - )
• Emanuele Giuseppe Cayzedo y Cuero † (14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 22 Jun 1937 Died)
• Tiberio Salazar Herrera † (22 Jun 1937 Succeeded - 1942 Died)
• Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. † (14 May 1942 Appointed - 28 Nov 1957 Retired)
• Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. † (8 Dec 1957 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Retired)
• Alfonso López Trujillo † (2 Jun 1979 Succeeded - 9 Jan 1991 Resigned)
• Héctor Rueda Hernández (7 Nov 1991 Appointed - 13 Feb 1997 Retired)
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (13 Feb 1997 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Medellín
14 February 1868	Erected	Diocese of Antioquía	Diocese of Medellín (erected)
11 April 1900	Territory Lost	Diocese of Medellín	Diocese of Manizales (erected)
Archdiocese of Medellín
24 February 1902	Elevated	Diocese of Medellín	Archdiocese of Medellín
1915	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Medellín
18 March 1957	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Medellín	Diocese of Sonsón (erected)
18 June 1988	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Medellín	Diocese of Caldas (erected)
18 June 1988	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Medellín	Diocese of Girardota (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
Archdiocese of Medellín
1950	800,000	800,000	100.0%	275	91	366	2,185		253	1,676	64	ap1951
1966	1,200,000	1,250,000	96.0%	298	251	549	2,185		452	3,144	145	ap1967
1968	1,500,000	1,586,650	94.5%	417	254	671	2,235	9	505	2,946	162	ap1971
1976	1,900,000	1,950,000	97.4%	416		416	4,567		334	3,831	182	ap1977
1980	2,125,000	2,250,000	94.4%	446	340	786	2,703		702	3,055	192	ap1981
1990	2,106,214	2,149,197	98.0%	427	284	711	2,962		804	4,604	234	ap1991
1999	2,512,065	2,952,956	85.1%	578	318	896	2,803		886	2,674	264	ap2000
2000	3,004,344	3,106,344	96.7%	546	332	878	3,421	17	863	2,899	268	ap2001
2001	2,788,900	3,280,993	85.0%	597	310	907	3,074	6	951	2,863	270	ap2002
2002	2,667,012	2,963,346	90.0%	590	307	897	2,973	23	968	2,966	281	ap2003
2003	2,587,230	2,907,000	89.0%	601	310	911	2,839	36	750	2,936	296	ap2004
2004	2,625,494	3,012,847	87.1%	590	319	909	2,888	39	760	2,901	301	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1981 to 17 Jan 1985)
• Octavio Betancourt Arango (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Nov 1970 to 10 Nov 1975)
• Fabio Betancur Tirado (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1982 to 29 Mar 1984)
• Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 2001)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales García (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1998 to 9 Apr 2001)
• Abraham Escudero Montoya (Priest: 8 Jun 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1986 to 30 Apr 1990)
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1997)
• Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 2001)
• José Roberto López Londoño (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1982 to 9 May 1987)
• Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1993 to 25 Jul 2001)
• Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (Priest: 5 Jul 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 2006)
• Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1988 to 21 Jun 1994)
• Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (Priest: 1 Jun 1974 to 12 Dec 2003)
• Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1998)
• Héctor Rueda Hernández (Archbishop: 7 Nov 1991 to 13 Feb 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. † (Archbishop: 8 Dec 1957 to 2 Jun 1979)
• Emanuele Giuseppe Cayzedo y Cuero † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1905 to 22 Jun 1937)
• Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (Priest: 1 Apr 1933 to 7 Mar 1952)
• Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. † (Archbishop: 14 May 1942 to 28 Nov 1957)
• Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 4 Jun 1891)
• Giuseppe Gioacchino Isaza † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 1869)
• Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1951 to 8 Dec 1957)
• Alfonso López Trujillo † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 May 1978; Archbishop: 2 Jun 1979 to 9 Jan 1991)
• Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1959 to 23 Mar 1964)
• Joaquín Pardo-Vergara † (Bishop: 22 Jan 1892; Archbishop: 24 Feb 1902)
• Tiberio Salazar Herrera † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Jul 1932; Archbishop: 22 Jun 1937 to 1942)
• Valerio Antonio Ximenes † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1868)
• Francesco Saverio Zaldua † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1882)