Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali (Latin: Archidioecesis Caliensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cali in Colombia.

Archdiocese of Cali

Archidioecesis Caliensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceCali
Statistics
Area2,504 km2 (967 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
2,606,000
2,215,000 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 June 1910 (110 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Pedro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopDarío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía
Auxiliary BishopsJuan Carlos Cárdenas Toro
Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez
Bishops emeritusJuan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesiscali.org
Cathedral of St. Peter

History
  • 7 June 1910: Established as Diocese of Cali from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán
  • 20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Bishops of Cali (Roman rite)
    • Heladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez (1911.08.11 – 1926.09.28)
    • Luis Adriano Díaz Melo (1927.04.13 – 1947.11.13)
    • Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1948.02.23 – 1958.09.24)
    • Francisco Gallego Pérez (1958.12.18 – 1960.05.21)
    • Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1960.07.13 – 1964.06.20)
  • Archbishops of Cali (Roman rite)
    • Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1964.06.20 – 1985.02.07)
    • Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2001)
    • Isaías Duarte Cancino (1995.08.19 – 2002.03.16)
    • Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (2002.08.17 – 2011.05.18)
    • Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (since 2011.05.18)

Coadjutor archbishops
  • Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (1983-1985); future Cardinal
  • Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2010-2011)

Auxiliary bishops
  • Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1952-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
  • Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (1969-1977), appointed Bishop of Jericó
  • Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (1978-1983), appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja (later returned here as Archbishop)
  • Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (1987-1998), appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá
  • Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1988-1992), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Villavicencio
  • Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (1992-1995), appointed Bishop of Pasto
  • Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (1992-2002), appointed Bishop of Montelibano
  • José Soleibe Arbeláez (1999-2002), appointed Bishop of Caldas
  • Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (1999-2007), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
  • Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (2003-2006), appointed Bishop of Girardota
  • Julio Hernando García Peláez (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Istmina-Tadó
  • José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Cartago
  • José Daniel Falla Robles (2009-2016), appointed Bishop of Soacha
  • Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez (2014-)
  • Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (2015-)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Fernando Torres Durán, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá in 1996
  • Héctor Epalza Quintero (prest here, 1965-1989), appointed Bishop of Buenaventura in 2004

Suffragan dioceses

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia

References



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