Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

Archdiocese of Medellín

*Archidioecesis Medellensis*
Archdiocese of Medellín; Archidioecesis Medellensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Statistics
Area	708 km2 (273 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 3,012,847; 2,625,494 (87.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 February 1868 (156 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo
Auxiliary Bishops	José Mauricio Vélez García
Bishops emeritus	Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF
Map
Website
	www.arqmedellin.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Latin: Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.

Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current archbishop of Medellín.

History

14 February 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
24 February 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
- Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín
- Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.

Name	Dates of service
Valerio Antonio Jiménez (Ximenes)	(13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 29 May 1873 Resigned)
José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz	(29 May 1873 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1874 Died)
José Ignacio Montoya Peláez	(7 Apr 1876 Appointed - 15 Jul 1884 Died)
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo	(27 Mar 1885 Appointed – 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
Joaquín Pardo Vergara	(22 Jan 1892 Appointed – )
Manuel José Caicedo Martínez	(14 Dec 1905 Appointed – 22 Jun 1937 Died)
Tiberio Salazar Herrera	(22 Jun 1937 Succeeded – 1942 Died)
Joaquín Garcia Benitez	(14 May 1942 Appointed – 28 Nov 1957 Retired)
Tulio Botero Salazar	(8 Dec 1957 Appointed – 2 Jun 1979 Retired)
Alfonso López Trujillo [Cardinal in 1983]	(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 – 16 Feb 2010 Retired)
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	(16 Feb 2010 Appointed – present)

Francesco Saverio Zaldúa (1882); did not take effect
Mosé Higuera (1884–1915)
Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1951–1957), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1959–1964), appointed Bishop of Montería
Octavio Betancourt Arango (1970–1975), appointed Bishop of Garzón
Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1981–1985), appointed Bishop of Buga
Fabio Betancur Tirado (1982–1984), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
José Roberto López Londoño (1982–1987), appointed Bishop of Armenia
Abraham Escudero Montoya (1986–1990), appointed Bishop of Espinal
Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (1988–1994), appointed Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993–1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (1993–2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998–2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira
Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998–2010)
Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001–2010)
Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (2001–2012)
Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2006–2011), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2011–2017), appointed Bishop of Yopal
Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (2011–2015), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (2012–2020), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
José Mauricio Vélez García (2017-

Manuel Antonio López de Mesa, appointed Bishop of Antioquía in 1902
Emilio Botero González, appointed Bishop of Pasto in 1947
Guillermo Escobar Vélez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioquía in 1952
Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1963
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2003
Fidel León Cadavid Marin (priest here, 1976–1988), appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2011
Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2014
Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy in 2015