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Archdiocese of Cali

Archidioecesis Caliensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 20 June 1964
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Colombia
  • Square Kilometers: 2,504 (967 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://arquicali.org
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arzobispal, Carrera 4 N. 7-17, Apartado 8924, Cali, Colombia
  • Telephone: (2)889.05.62
  • Fax: 883.79.80

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Cali
7 June 1910ErectedArchdiocese of Popayán Diocese of Cali (erected)
1 May 1927Territory LostDiocese of Cali
Diocese of Pasto
Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco (erected) (Tumaco, Barbacoas, Iscuandé, Ricaurte, Guapi, and Puerto Merizalde)
14 November 1952Territory LostDiocese of Cali
Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco
Vicariate Apostolic of Buenaventura (erected) (Buenaventura)
17 December 1952Territory LostDiocese of Cali (Buga, San Pedro, Tuluá, Andalucía, Bugalagrande, Sevilla, and Caicedonia)
Archdiocese of Popayán (Florida, Candelaria, Pradera, Palmira, Cerrito, Guacarí, and Ginebra)
Diocese of Palmira (erected)
21 May 1954Territory AddedArchdiocese of Popayán (Part of Robles in El Valle) Diocese of Cali
16 March 1962Territory LostDiocese of Cali (El Águila, La Maria, Ansermanuevo, EI Cairo, Alban, Nuestra S.ra de la Pobreza and San Jorge existing in the city called Cartago, Zaragoza, Ulloa, Alcalá, Toro, San Francisco, Algeria, Obando, Versalles, La Unión, La Victoria, Roldanillo, El Dovio, ...) Diocese of Cartago (erected)
Archdiocese of Cali
20 June 1964ElevatedDiocese of Cali Archdiocese of Cali
29 June 1966Territory LostArchdiocese of Cali (Trujillo and Riofrio)
Diocese of Palmira (Guacari, Buga, San Pedro, Tuluá, Andalucía, Bugalagrande, Sevilla, and Caicedonia)
Diocese of Buga (erected)
29 June 1966Territory LostArchdiocese of Cali (Darien, Yotoco, Restrepo, and Vijes) Diocese of Palmira

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Cali
1950809,382821,40898.5%751231984,08717379249ap1951
1958894,891906,89198.7%91981894,73416768255ap1960
Archdiocese of Cali
19661,235,0001,250,00098.8%941051996,20613599366ap1967
1970895,000980,00091.3%851051904,7101501,00057ap1971
19761,190,0001,235,50096.3%981352335,1071791,01452ap1977
19801,197,0001,296,00092.4%88931816,61313485974ap1981
19901,667,7031,900,00087.8%113851988,42291051,02591ap1991
19991,981,7802,158,00091.8%1461302767,180151581,010128ap2000
20001,982,0002,294,69986.4%1461302767,181151581,020127ap2001
20011,982,2202,431,39081.5%1671302976,67417171814131ap2002
20021,982,3902,431,39081.5%1541416811,79917181814136ap2003
20031,924,6182,264,25685.0%1421462886,68217188781138ap2004
20042,086,2972,454,29785.0%1631523156,62317195790138ap2005
20062,215,0002,606,00085.0%1701393097,16817188803138ap2007
20132,397,0002,821,00085.0%2161894055,91816247797155ap2014
20162,256,2322,654,39185.0%2301383686,13114175630172ap2017
20192,331,4852,742,92485.0%2361694055,75637239605177ap2020
20212,431,8002,863,00084.9%2631774405,52644251605182ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Cali
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 508, and Page 509
  • Archdiocese of Cali
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 360, and Page 361

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