Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Bogotá

Colombia Colombia

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese, Primatial See of Colombia

Name: Bogotá (español) / Bogoten(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, Zipaquirá

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 19

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.04.25 – ...):Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio (62)Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio (62)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina

Auxiliary Bishop (2015.11.07 – ...):Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera (57)Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera (57)

Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana

Secretary of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Auxiliary Bishop (2024.03.26 – ...):Bishop Alejandro Díaz García (50)Bishop Alejandro Díaz García (50)

Titular Bishop of Iomnium

Auxiliary Bishop (2024.06.29 – ...):Bishop Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo (49)Bishop Edwin Raúl Vanegas Cuervo (49)

Titular Bishop of Mazaca

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Bogotá (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio (62)Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio (62)
(2020.04.25 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina
Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Permanezcan en mi amor

Born:1962.03.03 (San Gil, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1989.11.23
Consecrated Bishop:2012.04.18
Created Cardinal:2023.09.30

Priest of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1989.11.23 – 2012.02.02)

Bishop of Montelíbano (Colombia) (2012.02.02 – 2018.05.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (2018.05.19 – 2020.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (2020.04.25 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Soacha (Colombia) (2021.05.13 – 2022.04.25)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2021.07.04 – 2024.07.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina (2023.09.30 – ...)

Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (82)Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (82)
(2010.07.08 – 2020.04.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá (Colombia)

Tunc dixi ecce venio

Born:1942.09.22 (Bogotá, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1967.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:1992.03.25
Created Cardinal:2012.11.24

Priest of Ibagué (Colombia) (1967.05.20 – 1992.02.11)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1992.02.11 – 1999.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2008.07.03 – 2014.07.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (2010.07.08 – 2020.04.25)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2011.05.19 – 2015.05.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella (2012.11.24 [2013.04.28] – ...)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2015.05.13 – 2019.05.15)

Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz
(1994.12.27 – 2010.07.08)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:1932.09.13 (Cartago, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1972.07.11
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2024.04.15 (Bogotá, Colombia † 91)

Priest of Cali (Colombia) (1956.07.08 – 1971.06.02)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1971.06.02 – 1983.03.26)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1983.03.26 – 1985.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1990 – 1996)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1994.12.27 – 2010.07.08)

Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – 2024.04.15)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2002 – 2005.07.05)

Cardinal Mario Revollo Bravo
(1984.06.25 – 1994.12.27)

Vis pacis

Born:1919.06.15 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1943.10.31
Consecrated Bishop:1973.12.02
Created Cardinal:1988.06.28
Died:1995.11.03 (Bogotá, Colombia † 76)

Priest of Bogotá (Colombia) (1943.10.31 – 1973.11.13)

Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia (1973.11.13 – 1978.02.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1973.11.13 – 1978.02.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1978 – 1984)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1978.02.28 – 1984.06.25)

Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) (1984.06.25 – 1985.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1984.06.25 – 1994.12.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1988.06.28 – 1995.11.03)

Cardinal Aníbal Muñoz Duque
(1972.07.29 – 1984.06.25)

Jesus Christus et hodie ipse et in sæcula

Born:1908.10.03 (Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1933.11.19
Consecrated Bishop:1951.05.27
Created Cardinal:1973.03.05
Died:1987.01.15 (Bogotá, Colombia † 78)

Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1933.11.19 – 1951.04.08)

Bishop of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1951.04.08 – 1952.12.18)

Bishop of Bucaramanga (Colombia) (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1959.08.03 – 1968.03.27)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1966 – 1972)

Titular Archbishop of Cariana (1968.03.30 – 1972.07.29)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1969.02.02 – 1972.07.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1972.07.29 – 1984.06.25)

Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) (1972.07.30 – 1984.06.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1973.03.05 – 1987.01.15)

Cardinal Luis Concha Córdoba
(1959.05.18 – 1972.07.29)

Mea lux Dominus

Born:1891.11.07 (Bogotá, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1916.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1935.11.30
Created Cardinal:1961.01.16
Died:1975.09.18 (Bogotá, Colombia † 83)

Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1935.07.13 – 1954.05.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1954.05.10 – 1959.05.18)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1959 – 1966)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1959.05.18 – 1972.07.29)

Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) (1959.05.19 – 1972.07.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1961.01.19 – 1975.09.18)

Cardinal Crisanto Luque Sánchez
(1950.07.14 – 1959.05.07)

Omnia et in omnibus Christus

Born:1889.02.01 (Tenjo, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1916.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1931.05.03
Created Cardinal:1953.01.12
Died:1959.05.07 (Bogotá, Colombia † 70)

Titular Bishop of Croæ (1931.01.16 – 1932.09.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tunja (Colombia) (1931.01.16 – 1932.09.09)

Bishop of Tunja (Colombia) (1932.09.09 – 1950.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1950.07.14 – 1959.05.07)

Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) (1950.07.14 – 1959.05.07)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (1953.01.15 – 1959.05.07)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1958 – 1959)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Bogotá in Colombia (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Ismael Perdomo Borrero
(1928.01.02 – 1950.06.03)

Born:1872.02.22 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1896.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1903.06.19
Died:1950.06.03 († 78)

Bishop of Ibagué (Colombia) (1903.04.29 – 1923.02.05)

Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis (1923.02.05 – 1928.01.02)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá in Colombia (Colombia) (1923.02.05 – 1928.01.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá in Colombia (Colombia) (1928.01.02 – 1950.06.03)

Archbishop Bernardo Herrera Restrepo
(1898.06.08 – 1928.01.02)

Impendam et superimpendar ipse pro animarus vestris

Born:1844.09.11 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1869.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:1885.12.27
Died:1928.01.02 († 83)

Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1885.03.27 – 1891.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1891.06.04 – 1898.06.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá in Colombia (Colombia) (1898.06.08 – 1928.01.02)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Bernardo Herrera Restrepo
(1891.06.04 – 1898.06.08)

(see above)

Archbishop Ignacio León Velasco, S.J.
(1889.10.06 – 1891.04.10)

Born:1834.04.11
Ordained Priest:1860.08.19
Consecrated Bishop:1883.06.03
Died:1891.04.10 († 56)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1883.03.15 – 1889.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1889.10.06 – 1891.04.10)

Archbishop José Telésphor Paúl Vargas, S.J.
(1884.08.06 – 1889.04.08)

Born:1831.01.05
Ordained Priest:1855.12.05
Consecrated Bishop:1876.03.25
Died:1889.04.08 († 58)

Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1875.09.17 – 1884.08.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1884.08.06 – 1889.04.08)

Archbishop Vicente Arbeláez Gómez
(1868.02.06 – 1884.06.29)

Born:1822.03.08
Ordained Priest:1845.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:1860.03.25
Died:1884.06.29 († 62)

Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1859.05.13 – 1864.12.09)

Titular Bishop of Massimopolis (1859.11.13 – 1864.12.09)

Titular Archbishop of Massimopolis (1864.12.09 – 1868.02.06)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1864.12.09 – 1868.02.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1868.02.06 – 1884.06.29)

Archbishop Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa
(1855.01.21 – 1868.02.06)

Born:1797.02.11
Ordained Priest:1821.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:1855.04.15
Died:1868.02.06 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Amyclae (1834.01.20 – 1855.01.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1855.01.21 – 1868.02.06)

Archbishop Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda
(1835.09.21 – 1853.12.10)

Born:1800.04.11
Ordained Priest:1823.11.09
Consecrated Bishop:1835.06.28
Died:1853.12.10 († 53)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1835.09.21 – 1853.12.10)

Archbishop Fernando Caycedit Florez
(1827.07.19 – 1832.02.17)

Born:1756.07.15
Ordained Priest:1779.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:1828.03.19
Died:1832.02.17 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1827.07.19 – 1832.02.17)

Archbishop Isidoro Domínguez, C.R.M.
(1819.08.23 – 1822.04.06)

Born:1762.04.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1820.01.16
Died:1822.04.06 († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1819.08.23 – 1822.04.06)

Archbishop Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano
(1804.08.20 – 1817.02.01)

Born:1759.07.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1810.06
Died:1817.02.01 († 57)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1804.08.20 – 1817.02.01)

Archbishop Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P.
(1798.10.29 – 1804.01.20)

Born:1728.08.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1789.06.28
Died:1804.01.20 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1788.09.15 – 1798.10.29)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1798.06 – 1798.07.03 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1798.10.29 – 1804.01.20)

Archbishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón
(1788.12.15 – 1799.08.17)

Born:1737.01.15 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1761
Consecrated Bishop:1779.03.25
Died:1799.08.17 († 62)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1778.06.01 – 1788.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1788.12.15 – 1799.08.17)

Archbishop Antonio Caballero y Góngora
(1778.12.14 – 1788.09.15)

Born:1723.05.23 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1750.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1776.06.30
Died:1796.03.24 († 72)

Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (1775.09.11 – 1778.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1778.12.14 – 1788.09.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Córdoba (Spain) (1788.09.15 – 1796.03.24)

Archbishop Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo
(1775.03.13 – 1778.12.14)

Born:1720.06.16 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1773.05
Died:1781.07.21 († 61)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1772.09.07 – 1775.03.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1775.03.13 – 1778.12.14)

Archbishop-Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1778.12.14 – 1781.07.21)

Archbishop Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas
(1771.09.28 – 1774.04.13)

Consecrated Bishop:1765.10.28
Died:1774.04.13

Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1764.08.20 – 1771.09.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1771.09.28 – 1774.04.13)

Archbishop Lucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M.
(1769.08.21 – 1770.12.12)

Born:1715.10.18 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1761.05.31
Died:1774.03.19 († 58)

Titular Bishop of Tanis (1761.04.06 – 1769.08.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1761.04.06 – 1769.08.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1769.08.21 – 1770.12.12)

Archbishop-Bishop of Tui (Spain) (1770.12.12 – 1774.03.19)

Archbishop Francisco Antonio de la Riva Mazo
(1765.12.09 – 1768.12.08)

Born:1720.08 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1766.06.11
Died:1768.12.08 († 48)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1765.12.09 – 1768.12.08)

Archbishop Manuel Sosa Betencourt
(1765.04.22 – 1765.11.12)

Born:1700 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1757.06.26
Died:1765.11.12 († 64)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1755.11.17 – 1765.04.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1765.04.22 – 1765.11.12)

Archbishop José Javier de Arauz y Rojas
(1754.06.02 – 1764.02.29)

Consecrated Bishop:1747.09.21
Died:1764.02.29

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1754.06.02 – 1764.02.29)

Archbishop Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen
(1744.12.18 – 1753.08.11)

Born:1693.05.27 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1722
Consecrated Bishop:1740.04.17
Died:1754.04.22 († 60)

Titular Bishop of Botrys (1735.07.27 – 1742.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (1735.07.27 – 1742.02.22)

Bishop of Concepción (Chile) (1742.02.22 – 1744.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1744.12.18 – 1753.08.11)

Archbishop Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.E.S.A.
(1740.12.12 – 1744.02.07)

Born:1676.07.31 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1735
Died:1744.02.07 († 67)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1732.12.19 – 1740.12.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1740.12.12 – 1744.02.07)

Archbishop Juan de Galabis, O. Praem.
(1738.03.03 – 1739.11.14)

Born:1683.05.13 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1731.04
Died:1739.11.14 († 56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1729.05.28 – 1738.03.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1738.03.03 – 1739.11.14)

Archbishop Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones
(1725.01.29 – 1736.10.21)

Born:1687 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1718.05.01
Died:1736.10.21 († 48)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1717.04.12 – 1725.01.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1725.01.29 – 1736.10.21)

Archbishop Francisco del Rincón, O.M.
(1716.10.05 – 1723.06.28)

Born:1650.01.29 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1707.06.29
Died:1723.06.28 († 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1705.12.14 – 1714.02.26)

Archbishop-Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1714.02.26 – 1716.10.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1716.10.05 – 1723.06.28)

Archbishop Francisco de Cosío y Otero
(1704.01.14 – 1715.11.29)

Born:1640.04.12 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1704.04.06
Died:1715.11.29 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1704.01.14 – 1715.11.29)

Archbishop Ignacio de Urbina
(1690.09.26 – 1703.04.09)

Born: (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1690.05.14
Died:1703.04.09

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1690.09.26 – 1703.04.09)

Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano
(1681.02.22 – 1688.05.28)

Born:1622.06.02 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1661.03
Died:1688.05.28 († 65)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1659.11.10 – 1681.02.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1681.02.22 – 1688.05.28)

Archbishop Juan de Dios de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, O.P.
(1661.06.17 – 1678.10.05)

Died:1678.10.05

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1649 – 1661.06.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1661.06.17 – 1678.10.05)

Archbishop Cristóbal de Torres, O.P.
(1635.01.08 – 1654.07.08)

Born:1573.12.27 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1635.07
Died:1654.07.08 († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1635.01.08 – 1654.07.08)

Archbishop Bernardino de Almansa Carrión
(1631.12.15 – 1633.09.26)

Born:1579.07.06 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:1629.12
Died:1633.09.26 († 54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1629.09.17 – 1631.07.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1631.12.15 – 1633.09.26)

Archbishop Julián de Cortázar
(1625.04.07 – 1630.10.31)

Born:1576.01.07 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1618.12.25
Died:1630.10.31 († 54)

Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1617.04.10 – 1625.04.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1625.04.07 – 1630.10.31)

Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte
(1618.01 – 1625.07.30)

Died:1638.01.27

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1618.01 – 1625.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1625.07.30 – 1628)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1628 – 1638.01.27)

Archbishop Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez
(1610.04.19 – 1614.06.11)

Born:1560 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1611.12.21
Died:1614.06.11 († 53)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1610.04.19 – 1614.06.11)

Archbishop Juan Castro, O.E.S.A.
(1608.01.07 – 1609.06)

Born:1547.01.25 (Spain)
Died:1611.08.01 († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1608.01.07 – 1609.06)

Archbishop Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
(1596.08.12 – 1607.11.19)

Born:1546 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1597
Died:1622.01.12 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1596.08.12 – 1607.11.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1607.11.19 – 1622.01.12)

Archbishop Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa
(1593.04.30 – 1594.08.17)

Born:1517 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1588.09
Died:1594.08.17 († 76)

Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1587.04.27 – 1593.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1593.04.30 – 1594.08.17)

Archbishop Alfonso López de Avila
(1591.11.29 – 1591.12.30)

Died:1591.12.30

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1580.03.14 – 1591.11.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1591.11.29 – 1591.12.30)

Archbishop Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M.
(1570.01.08 – 1590.02.24)

Born:1510 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:1571.05
Died:1590.02.24 († 79)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1570.01.08 – 1590.02.24)

Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M.
(1564.03.22 – 1569.02.12)

Born:1496 (Spain)
Died:1569.02.12 († 72)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1547.07.01 – 1552.04.02)

Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1552.04.02 – 1562.09.11)

Bishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1562.09.11 – 1564.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia) (1564.03.22 – 1569.02.12)

Bishops of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1562.09.11 – 1564.03.22)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (306)

Girardot (↙), Soacha (←), Fontibón (←), Engativá (↖), Zipaquirá (↑), Villavicencio (→), Granada (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,195 km²

Population: 4,183,000 Catholics (86.2% of 4,854,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 297 parishes, 216 missions

Personnel: 1,048 priests (413 diocesan, 635 religious), 180 deacons, 2,581 religious (1,214 brothers, 1,367 sisters), 42 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.01

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