| Bishops of Santa Marta (Roman Rite) |
 Bishop José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M. (55)
(2021.11.19 – ...)
Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia)
Cristo sea formado en ustedes | Born: | 1971.03.19 (Magangué, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1995.12.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2022.01.25 |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (2021.11.19 – ...) Apostolic Administrator of El Banco (Colombia) (2023.01.17 – 2024.05.15) |
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Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval
(2014.08.05 – 2021.01.11) Misericordia et fidelitas | Born: | 1946.10.07 (Palmira, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1972.10.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1999.09.08 | | Died: | 2021.01.11 (Santa Marta, Colombia † 74) |
| Titular Bishop of Centenaria (1999.07.19 – 2007.07.03) Auxiliary Bishop of Cali (Colombia) (1999.07.19 – 2007.07.03) Bishop of Apartadó (Colombia) (2007.07.03 – 2014.08.05) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (2014.08.05 – 2021.01.11) Died of COVID-19. |
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 Bishop Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi, Opus Dei (90)
(1987.12.04 – 2014.08.05)
Bishop emeritus of Santa Marta (Colombia)
Non ministrari sed ministrare | Born: | 1935.10.21 (Barranquilla, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1967.08.27 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1978.02.18 |
| Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (1967.08.27 – 1977.12.09) Titular Bishop of Sala Consilina (1977.12.09 – 1987.12.04) Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla (Colombia) (1977.12.09 – 1987.12.04) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1987.12.04 – 2014.08.05) |
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Bishop Félix María Torres Parra (later Archbishop)
(1980.12.11 – 1987.05.11) |
Bishop Javier Naranjo Villegas
(1971.06.02 – 1980.07.24) | Born: | 1919.01.21 (Abejorral, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1942.03.15 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1971.06.29 | | Died: | 2014.03.07 (Medellín, Colombia † 95) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1971.06.02 – 1980.07.24) |
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Bishop Norberto Forero y García
(1956.05.27 – 1971.06.02) | Born: | 1895.03.05 (Togüí, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1919.06.14 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1951.09.09 | | Died: | 1981.03.09 († 86) |
| Titular Bishop of Hilta (1951.07.07 – 1956.05.27) Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1951.07.07 – 1956.05.27) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1956.05.27 – 1971.06.02) |
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Bishop Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. (later Archbishop)
(1944.07.05 – 1956.05.27) | Born: | 1891.07.10 (Sonsón, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1918.06.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1944.08.24 | | Died: | 1959.06.28 († 67) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1944.07.05 – 1956.05.27) Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1956.05.29 – 1959.06.28) |
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Bishop Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. (later Archbishop)
(1917.09.17 – 1942.05.14) In te speravi non confudar in æternum | Born: | 1883.04.04 (Bucaramanga, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1909.12.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1918.02.17 | | Died: | 1958.09.01 († 75) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1917.09.17 – 1942.05.14) Metropolitan Archbishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1942.05.14 – 1957.11.28) Titular Archbishop of Selymbria (1957.11.28 – 1958.09.01) |
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Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro Correa
(1913.12.16 – 1917.02.08) Adveniat regnum tuum |
Bishop Francisco Simón y Ródenas, O.F.M. Cap.
(1904.06.11 – 1912.12.02) | Born: | 1849.10.02 (Orihuela, Spain) | | Ordained Priest: | 1875? | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1904.10.30 | | Died: | 1914.08.22 (Massamagrell, Spain † 64) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1904.06.11 – 1912.12.02) Titular Bishop of Echinus (1912.12.02 – 1914.08.22) |
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Bishop Raffaele Celedón
(1891.12.17 – 1902.12.10) | Born: | 1833.01.02 (SanJuan del Cesar, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1865.09.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1892.05.22 | | Died: | 1902.12.10 († 69) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1891.12.17 – 1902.12.10) |
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Bishop José Romero
(1875.07.05 – 1891.09.22) | Born: | 1815 (Santa Marta, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1867.04.28 | | Died: | 1891.09.22 († 75) |
| Titular Bishop of Dibon (1866.01.08 – 1875.07.05) Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1875.07.05 – 1891.09.22) |
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Bishop Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (later Archbishop)
(1859.05.13 – 1864.12.09) |
Bishop Bernabé Rojas, O.P.
(1854.01.13 – 1858.04.13) | Consecrated Bishop: | 1855.01.14 | | Died: | 1858.04.13 |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1854.01.13 – 1858.04.13) |
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Bishop Luigi-Giuseppe Serrano
(1836.02.01 – 1852.05.12) | Born: | 1777.08.25 (Mompós, Colombia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1800.08.31 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1836.07.31 | | Died: | 1852.05.12 († 74) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1836.02.01 – 1852.05.12) |
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Bishop José María Estévez
(1827.05.21 – 1834.10.15) | Born: | 1780? (Bucaramanga, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1828.02.17 | | Died: | 1834.10.15 (Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia † 53) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1827.05.21 – 1834.10.15) |
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Bishop Antonio Gómez Polanco, O.F.M.
(1817.07.28 – 1820.12.13) | Born: | 1753.06.20 (San Sebastián de la Plata, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1819.02.21 | | Died: | 1820.12.13 († 67) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1817.07.28 – 1820.12.13) |
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Bishop Manuel Redondo y Gómez
(1811.04.19 – 1813) | Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1811.04.19 – 1813) |
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Bishop Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo, O.F.M.
(1804.08.20 – 1810.08.04) | Born: | 1753.07.07 (Béjar, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1808.11.20 | | Died: | 1810.08.04 († 57) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1804.08.20 – 1810.08.04) |
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Bishop Eugenio de la Santísima Trinidad Sesé, O.A.R.
(1801.09.20 – 1805.10.31) | Born: | 1750.12.19 (Crivillén, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1803.01.30 | | Died: | 1805.10.31 († 54) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1801.09.20 – 1805.10.31) |
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Bishop Diego Santamaría Cevallos, O.F.M.
(1798.04.17 – 1801.10.10) | Born: | 1740.07.15 (Jaén, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1798.07.08 | | Died: | 1801.10.10 († 61) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1798.04.17 – 1801.10.10) |
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Bishop José Alejandro de Egües y Villamar
(1795.06.01 – 1796.10.26) | Born: | 1733.02.28? (Alausí, Ecuador) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1796.04.10 | | Died: | 1796.10.26 († 63) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1795.06.01 – 1796.10.26) |
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Bishop Anselmo José de Fraga y Márquez
(1790.03.29 – 1793.03.22) | Born: | 1738.04.20 (Cartagena, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1790.09.12 | | Died: | 1793.03.22 († 54) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1790.03.29 – 1793.03.22) |
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Bishop Francisco Navarro
(1775.03.13 – 1788.09.19) | Born: | 1727.03.23 (Cartagena, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1776.07 | | Died: | 1788.09.19 († 61) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1775.03.13 – 1788.09.19) |
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Bishop Francisco Javier Calvo
(1771.03.04 – 1773.12.22) | Born: | 1728.06.27 (Abéjar, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1771.11 | | Died: | 1773.12.22 († 45) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1771.03.04 – 1773.12.22) |
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Bishop Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas (later Archbishop)
(1764.08.20 – 1771.09.28) |
Bishop Nicolás Gil Martínez y Malo
(1755.08.04 – 1763.04.04) | Born: | 1703.09.10 (Recuenca, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1756.01.04 | | Died: | 1763.04.04 († 59) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1755.08.04 – 1763.04.04) |
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Bishop Ferdinand Camacho y Rojas
(1753.05.28 – 1754.08.18) | Born: | 1703? (Tunja, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1754.06.24 | | Died: | 1754.08.18 († 50) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1753.05.28 – 1754.08.18) |
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Bishop Joannes Nieto Polo del Aguila
(1743.07.15 – 1746.11.28) | Born: | 1703? (Popayan, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1744.10.28 | | Died: | 1759.03.12 († 55) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1743.07.15 – 1746.11.28) Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1746.11.28 – 1759.03.12) |
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Bishop José Ignacio Mijares Solórzano y Tobar
(1740.11.11 – 1742.05.21) | Born: | 1690 (Caracas, Venezuela) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1741.08.27 | | Died: | 1742.05.21 († 51) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1740.11.11 – 1742.05.21) |
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Bishop Antonio Monroy Meneses, O. de M.
(1715.08.12 – 1738.09.01) | Born: | 1673.10.16 (Talavera de la Reina, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1715.04.14 | | Died: | 1744 († 71) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1715.08.12 – 1738.09.01) |
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Bishop Ludovicus de Gayoso, O. Cist.
(1713.08.30 – 1713.12) | Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1713.08.30 – 1713.12) |
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Bishop Juan Victores de Velasco, O.S.B.
(1694.07.19 – 1707.11.28) | Born: | 1644 (Burgos, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1694.10.21 | | Died: | 1713.12.10 († 68) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1694.07.19 – 1707.11.28) Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1707.11.28 – 1713.12.10) |
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Bishop Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana
(1684.04.24 – 1690.10.26) | Born: | 1624 (Bogotá, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1685.03.25 | | Died: | 1690.10.26 († 65) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1684.04.24 – 1690.10.26) |
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Bishop Diego de Baños y Sotomayor
(1677.09.13 – 1683.02.15) | Born: | 1637 (Lima, Peru) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1677.11.21 | | Died: | 1706.05.15 († 68) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1677.09.13 – 1683.02.15) Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1683.02.15 – 1706.05.15) |
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Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita
(1668.02.27 – 1676.11.16) | Born: | 1624 (Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1660 | | Died: | 1688.03.29 († 63) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1668.02.27 – 1676.11.16) Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1676.11.16 – 1688.03.29) |
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Bishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (later Archbishop)
(1664.10.06 – 1668.01.26) | Born: | 1629.12.19 (Madrid, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1665 | | Died: | 1708.06.28 (Lima, Peru † 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) |
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Bishop Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta, O.P.
(1661.09.05 – 1663.12.18) | Born: | 1605 (San Sebastián, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1662 | | Died: | 1663.12.18 († 57) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1661.09.05 – 1663.12.18) |
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Bishop Francisco de la Cruz, O.P.
(1658.02.25 – 1660.04.24) | Born: | (Spain) | | Died: | 1660.04.24 |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1658.02.25 – 1660.04.24) |
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Bishop Juan de Espinoza y Orozco, O.P.
(1642.06.16 – 1651.08.06) | Born: | 1586? (Lima, Peru) | | Died: | 1651.08.06 († 64) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1642.06.16 – 1651.08.06) |
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Bishop Antonio Corderina Vega, O.E.S.A.
(1630.12.16 – 1642.05.26) | Born: | 1570 (León, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1631 | | Died: | 1649 († 79) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1630.12.16 – 1642.05.26) Bishop of Huamanga (Peru) (1642.05.26 – 1649) |
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Bishop Lucas García Miranda
(1625.12.15 – 1629.03.11) | Born: | 1587 (Bujalance, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1626 | | Died: | 1629.03.11 († 41) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1625.12.15 – 1629.03.11) |
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Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal
(1621.03.17 – 1625.12.01) |
Bishop Sebastián Ocando, O.F.M.
(1579.02.06 – 1619.06.21) | Born: | (Villa de Betanzos, Spain) | | Died: | 1619.06.21 (Santa Marta, Colombia) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1579.02.06 – 1619.06.21) |
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Bishop Juan Méndez de Villafranca, O.P.
(1577.04.14 – 1577.12) | Born: | (Villafranca de los Barros, Spain) | | Died: | 1577.12 |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1577.04.14 – 1577.12) |
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Bishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1552.04.02 – 1562.09.11) |
Bishop Martín de Calatayud, O.S.H.
(1543.12.19 – 1548.11.09) | Born: | 1501 (Calatayud, Spain) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1547.12 | | Died: | 1548.11.09 (Santa Marta, Colombia † 46) |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1543.12.19 – 1548.11.09) |
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Bishop Juan Fernando Angulo
(1536.09.06 – 1542.07) | Born: | (Spain) | | Died: | 1542.07 |
| Bishop of Santa Marta (Colombia) (1536.09.06 – 1542.07) |
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