Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Catholic archdiocese in Colombia

Archdiocese of Barranquilla Archidioecesis Barranquillensis Arquidiócesis de Barranquilla


Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Barranquilla
Statistics
Area	3,319 km² (1,281 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 2,766,000 2,243,000 (81.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 July 1932 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Queen Mary in Barranquilla
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz
Auxiliary Bishops	Victor Antonio Tamayo Betancourt
Bishops emeritus	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve
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Website
www.arquidiocesisbaq.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla (Latin: Archidiocesis Barranquillensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia.

History

7 July 1932: Established as Diocese of Barranquilla from the Archdiocese of Cartagena
25 April 1969: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Barranquilla

Special churches

Pro-Cathedral:
- Pro-Catedral de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Archbishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
- Archbishop Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz (2017.11.14 - present)
- Archbishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve (2010.11.13 – 2017.11.14)
- Archbishop Jesús Salazar Gómez (1999.03.18 – 2010.07.08), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2012)
- Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1987.05.11 – 1999.03.18)
- Archbishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1969.04.25 – 1987.05.11); see below
Bishops of Barranquilla (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. (1959.02.03 – 1969.04.25); see above
- Bishop Francisco Gallego Pérez (1953.02.03 – 1958.12.18)
- Bishop Jesús Antonio Castro Becerra (1948.08.19 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Palmira
- Bishop Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1942.06.26 – 1948.02.23), appointed Bishop of Cali
- Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry (1933.11.21 – 1939.05.16)