Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

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Archdiocese of Barranquilla
Archidioecesis Barranquillensis

Statistics
Country:	Colombia
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	3,270 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	2,533,000 (2006) 2,051,000 (81.0%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Metropolitana de María Reina
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez
Auxiliary Bishop:	Luis Antonio Nova Rocha Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla {Latin: Barranquillen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• July 7, 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cartagena
• April 25, 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

[edit] Special Churches

• Pro-Cathedral:
  • Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

[edit] Leadership

• Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jesús Rubén Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – present)
  • Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
  • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11)
• Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25)
  • Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
  • Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18)
  • Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23)
  • Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• El Banco
• Riohacha
• Santa Marta
• Valledupar

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website