Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta

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Diocese of Santa Marta
Dioecesis Sanctae Marthae
Statistics
Country: Colombia
Metropolitan: Barranquilla
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 23,876 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,108,496 (2004)
922,200 (83.2%)
Cathedral: Catedral Basílica de Santa Marta
Ordinaries
Bishop: Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta {Latin: Sanctae Marthae } is a diocese located in the city of Santa Marta in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.

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[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Santa Marta (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi (1987.12.04 – present)
    • Archbishop Félix María Torres Parra (1980.12.11 – 1987.05.11)
    • Bishop Javier Naranjo Villegas (1971.06.02 – 1980.07.24)
    • Bishop Norberto Forero y García (1956.05.27 – 1971.06.02)
    • Archbishop Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. (1944.07.05 – 1956)
    • Archbishop Joaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. (1917.09.17 – 1942.05.14)
    • Bishop Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1913.12.16 – 1917.02.08)
    • Bishop Francisco Simón y Ródenas, O.F.M. Cap. (1904.06.11 – 1912.12.02)
    • Bishop Raffaele Celedón (1891.12.17 – ?)
    • Bishop Giuseppe Romero (1875.07.05 – ?)
    • Bishop Manuel Redondo y Gómez (1811.04.19 – ?)
    • Bishop Miguel Sánchez Cerrudo, O.F.M. (1804.08.20 – 1810.08.04)
    • Bishop Eugenio de la Santísima Trinidad Sesé, O.R.S.A. (1801.09.20 – 1805.10.31)
    • Bishop Diego Santamaría Cevallos, O.F.M. (1798.04.17 – 1801.10.10)
    • Archbishop Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros (1664.10.06 – 1672.02.08)
    • Bishop Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita (1660 – 1677)
    • Bishop Antonio Corderina Vega, O.S.A. (1630.12.16 – 1642.05.26)
    • Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1621.03.17 – 1625.12.01)
    • Archbishop Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. (1552.04.02 – 1564.03.22)

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