Archdiocese of Medellín
Archidioecesis Medellensis
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| Location | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 708 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 3,012,847 2,625,494 (87.1%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 14 February 1868 (156 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero José Mauricio Vélez García |
| Bishops emeritus | Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, CMF |
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| 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.
| Name | Dates of service |
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| 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[future Cardinal] | (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 – present) |
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| Province of Barranquilla |
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| Province of Bogotá |
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| Province of Bucaramanga |
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| Province of Cali |
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| Province of Cartagena |
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| Province of Florencia |
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| Province of Ibagué |
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| Province of Manizales |
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| Province of Medellín |
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| Province of Nueva Pamplona |
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| Province of Popayán |
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| Province of Santa Fe de Antioquia |
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| Province of Tunja |
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| Province of Villavicencio |
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6°13′00″N 75°34′00″W / 6.2167°N 75.5667°W / 6.2167; -75.5667
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