Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán, Colombia

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.10.12 – ...):

Archbishop Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. (61)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Popayán (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. (61)
(2020.10.12 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia)

Born:	1963.09.20 (Cogua, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1990.02.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.08.08

Bishop of Tibú (Colombia) (2011.06.08 – 2020.10.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (2020.10.12 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2021.07.04 – 2024.07.02)

Archbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio (62) (later Cardinal)
(2018.05.19 – 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 [2024.10.22] – ...)

Archbishop Iván Antonio Marín López (86)
(1997.04.19 – 2018.05.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Popayán (Colombia)

Born:	1938.05.13 (Jardin, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1964.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.06.06

Priest of Jericó (Colombia) (1964.12.08 – 1997.04.19)

Undersecretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” (1987 – 1992)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1990.01.19 – 1997.04.19)

Secretary of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” (1992 – 1997.04.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1997.04.19 – 2018.05.19)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2005 – 2011)

Apostolic Administrator of Guapi (Colombia) (2011 – 2013.12.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa–Sibundoy (Colombia) (2014.12.01 – 2015.10.15)

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S.
(1990.12.18 – 1997.02.13)

Que todos sean uno

Born:	1934.10.07 (Manizales, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1958.11.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.09.15
Died:	2021.07.21 (Pereira, Colombia † 86)

Titular Bishop of Obba (1974.08.08 – 1977.04.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1974.08.08 – 1977.04.26)

Bishop of Chiquinquirá (Colombia) (1977.04.26 – 1983.07.26)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1983.07.26 – 1990.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1990.12.18 – 1997.02.13)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1996 – 2002)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1997.02.13 – 2010.02.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Cartago (Colombia) (2010.05 – 2010.10.21)

Archbishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M.
(1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)

Born:	1930.06.21 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1956.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.12.07
Died:	1990.04.11 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ novæ in Numidia (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)

Archbishop Miguel Angel Arce Vivas
(1965.04.07 – 1976.10.11)

Dominus fortitudo mea

Born:	1904.03.01 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1927.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.12.27
Died:	1987.05.27 († 83)

Bishop of Ipiales (Colombia) (1964.10.31 – 1965.04.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1965.04.07 – 1976.10.11)

Archbishop Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo
(1944.04.25 – 1964.09.12)

Born:	1891.04.16 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1915.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1934.05.06
Died:	1971.09.02 († 80)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1934.02.01 – 1944.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1944.04.25 – 1964.09.12)

Titular Archbishop of Dionysiana (1964.09.12 – 1970)

Archbishop Juan Manoel González Arbeláez
(1942.06.20 – 1944.02.01)

Born:	1892.01.17 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1915.01.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.10.29
Died:	1966.01.04 († 73)

Bishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1933.07.03 – 1934.06.06)

Titular Archbishop of Ænus (1934.06.06 – 1942.06.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1942.06.20 – 1944.02.01)

Titular Archbishop of Oxyrynchus (1944.02.01 – 1966.01.04)

Archbishop Maximiliano Crespo Rivera
(1923.11.15 – 1940.11.07)

Ad majorem gloriam Dei

Born:	1861.10.18 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1885.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.02.24
Died:	1940.11.07 († 79)

Bishop of Antioquía (Colombia) (1911.10.10 – 1917.02.05)

Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos (Colombia) (1917.02.07 – 1923.11.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1923.11.15 – 1940.11.07)

Archbishop Manuel Antonio Arboleda y Scarpetta, C.M.
(1907.04.18 – 1923.03.31)

Born:	1870.02.27
Ordained Priest:	1894.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.06.29
Died:	1923.03.31 († 53)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1907.04.18 – 1923.03.31)

Archbishop Manuel José Cayzedo y Cuero
(1900.06.20 – 1905.12.14)

Monstra te esse Matrem

Born:	1850.11.16 (Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1883.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.08.31
Died:	1937.06.22 († 86)

Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1892.02.11 – 1895.12.02)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1895.12.02 – 1900.06.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1900.06.20 – 1905.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1905.12.14 – 1937.06.22)

Bishops of Popayán (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manuel José Cayzedo y Cuero (later Archbishop)
(1895.12.02 – 1900.06.20)

(see above)

Bishop Juan Buenaventura Ortiz
(1888.06.01 – 1894.08.15)

Born:	1840.09.20 (Bogota, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:	1874.11.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.12.27
Died:	1894.08.15 († 53)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1888.06.01 – 1894.08.15)

Bishop Carlos Bermúdez
(1868.03.13 – 1887.12.06)

Born:	1827.11.04 (Colombia)
Consecrated Bishop:	1868.06.28
Died:	1887.12.06 († 60)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1868.03.13 – 1887.12.06)

Bishop Pedro Antonio Torres
(1855.12.20 – 1866.12.18)

Born:	1791.07.03
Ordained Priest:	1817.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.09.08
Died:	1866.12.18 († 75)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1850.05.20 – 1855.12.20)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1855.12.20 – 1866.12.18)

Bishop Fernando Cuero y Caicedo, O.F.M.
(1842.05.23 – 1851.08.07)

Born:	1780.11.19
Ordained Priest:	1803.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1842.09.18
Died:	1851.08.07 († 70)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1842.05.23 – 1851.08.07)

Bishop Salvador Jiménez Padilla
(1816.03.08 – 1841.02.13)

Born:	1765.11.26 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1816.07.21
Died:	1841.02.13 († 75)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1816.03.08 – 1841.02.13)

Bishop Angel Velarde Bustamante
(1788.09.15 – 1809.07.06)

Born:	1746.03.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1789.05.01
Died:	1809.07.06 († 63)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1788.09.15 – 1809.07.06)

Bishop Jerónimo Antonio Obregón y Mena
(1758.03.13 – 1785.07.14)

Born:	1708.08.22
Died:	1785.07.14 († 76)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1758.03.13 – 1785.07.14)

Bishop Diego del Corro (later Archbishop)
(1752.01.24 – 1758.03.13)

Born:	1706.09.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1752.07.11
Died:	1761.01.28 († 54)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1752.01.24 – 1758.03.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1758.03.13 – 1761.01.28)

Bishop Francisco José de Figueredo y Victoria (later Archbishop)
(1741.01.30 – 1752.01.24)

Born:	1685 (Guatemala)
Died:	1765.06.24 († 79)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1741.01.30 – 1752.01.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1752.01.24 – 1765.06.24)

Bishop Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.E.S.A. (later Archbishop)
(1732.12.19 – 1740.12.12)

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)

Bishop Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva
(1728.09.20 – 1731.09.29)

Born:	1655 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1729
Died:	1731.09.29 († 75)

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1726.02.20 – 1728.09.20)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1728.09.20 – 1731.09.29)

Bishop Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja
(1725.11.19 – 1728.08.04)

Consecrated Bishop:	1721.11.16
Died:	1732.04

Bishop of Cartagena (Colombia) (1720.04.15 – 1725.11.19)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1725.11.19 – 1728.08.04)

Bishop Juan Gómez de Neva y Frías
(1714.11.19 – 1725.11.19)

Born:	1666
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.01.19
Died:	1729.08.21 († 62)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1714.11.19 – 1725.11.19)

Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1725.11.19 – 1729.08.21)

Bishop Mateo Panduro y Villafañe, O.C.D.
(1696 – 1714.03.13)

Consecrated Bishop:	1699.09.30
Died:	1722.03.21

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1696 – 1714.03.13)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1714.03.13 – 1722.03.21)

Bishop Pedro Díaz de Cienfuegos
(1686.08.13 – 1696.09.07)

Born:	1652
Consecrated Bishop:	1692.12.20
Died:	1702.01.09 († 49)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1686.08.13 – 1696.09.07)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1696.09.07 – 1702.01.09)

Bishop Cristóbal Bernardo de Quiros
(1672.05.16 – 1684.05.11)

Born:	1618
Consecrated Bishop:	1671.08.24
Died:	1684.05.11 († 65)

Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico) (1670.09.01 – 1672.05.16)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1672.05.16 – 1684.05.11)

Bishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (later Archbishop)
(1668.01.26 – 1672.02.08)

Born:	1629.12.19 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1665
Died:	1708.06.28 († 78)

Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1664.10.06 – 1668.01.26)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1668.01.26 – 1672.02.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1672.02.08 – 1677.06.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1677.06.14 – 1708.06.28)

Fr. Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta
(1664 – 1664 not possessed)

Died:

1664

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1664 – 1664 not possessed)

Bishop Vasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde
(1658 – 1666.07.07)

Born:	1605
Consecrated Bishop:	1658.12.08
Died:	1667.03.02 († 61)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1658 – 1666.07.07)

Bishop of Huamanga (Peru) (1666.07.07 – 1667.03.02 not possessed)

Fr. Gregorio de Montalvo
(1651.02.17 – 1653 not possessed)

Died:

1653

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1651.02.17 – 1653 not possessed)

Bishop Francisco de la Serna, O.E.S.A.
(1637.08.25 – 1645.01)

Born:	1568
Consecrated Bishop:	1637.11.15
Died:	1647.04 († 78)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1635 – 1637.08.25 not possessed)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1637.08.25 – 1645.01)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1645.01 – 1647.04 not possessed)

Bishop Diego Montoya Mendoza
(1633.09.05 – 1637.10.05)

Born:	1593.07.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1634.12.27
Died:	1640.04.14 († 46)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1633.09.05 – 1637.10.05)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1637.10.05 – 1640.04.14)

Bishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (later Archbishop)
(1631 – 1633)

Born:	1582
Consecrated Bishop:	1631.12.21
Died:	1640.12 († 58)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1631 – 1633)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1633 – 1639.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1639.03.22 – 1640.12)

Bishop Ambrosio Vallejo Mejía, O. Carm.
(1619.12.02 – 1631.01.27)

Consecrated Bishop:	1620.08.06
Died:	1635.10.29

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1619.12.02 – 1631.01.27)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1631.01.27 – 1635.10.29)

Bishop Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, O.E.S.A.
(1608.11.17 – 1618.02.14)

Born:	1545 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1593.06.07
Died:	1618.02.14 († 72)

Bishop of Lipari (Italy) (1593.05.31 – 1599)

Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico) (1607.05.07 – 1608.11.17)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1608.11.17 – 1618.02.14)

Bishop Juan de la Roca
(1599 – 1605.09.07)

Consecrated Bishop:	1601
Died:	1605.09.07

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1599 – 1605.09.07)

Bishop Domingo de Ulloa, O.P.
(1591.12.09 – 1598.04.03)

Consecrated Bishop:	1586
Died:	1601

Bishop of León (Nicaragua) (1585.02.04 – 1591.12.09)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1591.12.09 – 1598.04.03)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1598.04.03 – 1601)

Bishop Agustín Coruña Velasco, O.E.S.A.
(1564.03.01 – 1589.11.24)

Born:	1507 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1564.10.15
Died:	1589.11.24 († 81)

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1564.03.01 – 1589.11.24)

Bishop Juan Valle
(1547.08.27 – 1563)

Died:

1563

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1547.08.27 – 1563)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1974.08.08 – 1977.04.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hernando Velásquez Lotero (1971.12.10 – 1973.04.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alonso Arteaga Yepes (1962.09.12 – 1965.07.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raul Zambrano Camader (1956.12.29 – 1962.04.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Elías Puyana (1849.09.28 – 1859.04.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mateo José González Rubio (1839.08.30 – 1845.06.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonio Burbano, O.E.S.A. (1837.05.19 – 1837.08.01)