Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

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Bishop(s) Orlando Antonio Corrales García, Archbishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M., Archbishop Emeritus Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Apartadó Istmina-Tadó Quibdó Santa Rosa de Osos

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 18 June 1988 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Colombia Square Kilometers: 11,803 (4,558 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Plazuela Martinez Pardo 12-11, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia Telephone: (94)853-11-55 Fax: 853-15-96

Historical Details

• Diocese of Antioquía
  • Latin Name: Antioquiensis
  • Erected: 31 August 1804
  • Country: Colombia

• Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó
  • Latin Name: Antioquiensis-Iericoënsis
  • United: 5 February 1917
  • Country: Colombia

• Diocese of Antioquía
  • Latin Name: Antioquiensis
  • Split: 3 July 1941
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
  • Country: Colombia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (21 Dec 1818 Appointed - 19 Dec 1825 Appointed, Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands})
• Gioacchino Guglielmo Gonzales † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - )
• Gesu Maria Rodriguez † (9 Aug 1883 Appointed - )
• Giuseppe Villalba † (25 Sep 1900 Appointed - 1911 Died)
• Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (10 Oct 1911 Appointed - 7 Feb 1917 Appointed, Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos)
• Francesco Cristoforo Toro † (8 Feb 1917 Appointed - 1942 Died)
• Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (16 Jun 1944 Appointed - 9 Mar 1955 Resigned)
• Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (1 Apr 1955 Appointed - 28 Jul 1969 Resigned)
• Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (6 Mar 1970 Appointed - 10 Oct 1992 Retired)
• Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (10 Oct 1992 Appointed - 12 Jan 2007 Retired)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales García (12 Jan 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Antioquía
31 August 1804	Erected	Diocese of Cartagena Diocese of Popayán Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Antioquía (erected)
14 February 1868	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antioquía	Diocese of Medellín (erected)
28 April 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antioquía	Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó (erected)
5 February 1917	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antioquía	Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos (erected)
Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó
5 February 1917	United	Diocese of Antioquía Diocese of Jericó	Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó
Diocese of Antioquía
3 July 1941	Split	Diocese of Antioquía-Jericó	Diocese of Antioquía Diocese of Jericó
14 November 1952	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antioquía Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó	Vicariate Apostolic of Quibdó (erected)
18 June 1988	Territory Lost	Diocese of Antioquía	Diocese of Apartadó (erected)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
18 June 1988	Elevated	Diocese of Antioquía	Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia

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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 Antioquía
1950	184,000	1,894,900	9.7%	53		53	3,471			74	23	ap1951
1959	198,500	198,926	99.8%	40		40	4,962			90	19	ap1960
1964	197,575	198,876	99.3%	47		47	4,203			97	22	ap1967
1968	263,080	286,012	92.0%	51		51	5,158			134	19	ap1971
1976	286,100	298,100	96.0%	65	5	70	4,087		5	160	34	ap1977
1980	314,254	327,454	96.0%	59	3	62	5,068		4	152	34	ap1981
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia
1990	150,700	164,000	91.9%	59	8	67	2,249	2	8	64	27	ap1991
1999	150,000	160,000	93.8%	76		76	1,973	3		79	25	ap2000
2000	150,000	160,000	93.8%	91	12	103	1,456	4	12	85	27	ap2001
2001	150,000	160,000	93.8%	68	2	70	2,142	1	2	90	27	ap2002
2002	160,000	180,000	88.9%	72		72	2,222			45	25	ap2003
2003	140,000	150,000	93.3%	73		73	1,917	2	85	45	25	ap2004
2004	160,000	180,000	88.9%	70		70	2,285	2	85	50	25	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. (Bishop: 6 Mar 1970; Archbishop: 18 Jun 1988 to 10 Oct 1992)
• Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1944 to 9 Mar 1955)
• Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 19 Dec 1825)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales García (Archbishop: 12 Jan 2007)
• Maximiliano Crespo Rivera † (Bishop: 10 Oct 1911 to 7 Feb 1917)
• Guillermo Escobar Vélez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Mar 1952; Bishop: 1 Apr 1955 to 28 Jul 1969)
• Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1992 to 12 Jan 2007)
• Gioacchino Guglielmo Gonzales † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1873)
• Gesu Maria Rodriguez † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1883)
• Francesco Cristoforo Toro † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1917 to 1942)
• Giuseppe Villalba † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1900 to 1911)