Archdiocese of Ibagué

Archidioecesis Ibaguensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceIbagué
Statistics
Area6,044 km2 (2,334 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
560,344
504,310 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 May 1900 (123 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopOrlando Roa Barbosa
Auxiliary BishopsMiguel Fernando González Mariño
Bishops emeritusFlavio Calle Zapata
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdeibague.org
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

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

History

  • 20 May 1900: Established as Diocese of Ibagué from the Diocese of Tolima
  • 14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ibagué

Bishops

  • Bishops of Ibagué
  • Archbishops of Ibagué
    • José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (see above 14 Dec 1974 – 25 Mar 1993) Retired
    • Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (25 Mar 1993 – 17 Aug 2002) Appointed, Archbishop of Cali
    • Flavio Calle Zapata (10 Jan 2003 – 19 March 2019)
    • Orlando Roa Barbosa (29 May 2020 -)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Arturo Duque Villegas † (1949-1957), appointed Bishop here
  • Fabián Marulanda López (1986-1989), appointed Bishop of Florencia
  • Orlando Roa Barbosa (2012-2015), appointed Bishop of Espinal; later returned here as Archbishop
  • Miguel Fernando González Mariño (2016-)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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