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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá

April 10, 2024

The Archdiocese of Bogotá (Spanish: Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Bogotá; Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bogotensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Colombia.[1][2] It was established in 1562 as the Diocese of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada, elevated to an archdiocese two years later, and was given its current name in 1891. It serves nearly 3.8 million Catholics in Bogotá and parts of the Cundinamarca Department, and covers a total area of 4,109 km2 (1,552 square miles). The current metropolitan archbishop is Luis José Rueda Aparicio since 2020.

Archdiocese of Bogotá

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bogotensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBogotá
Statistics
Area4,019 km2 (1,552 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
4,184,000
3,586,000 (85.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 September 1562 (461 years ago)
CathedralCathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintSt. Elizabeth of Hungary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopLuis José Rueda Aparicio
Auxiliary BishopsLuis Manuel Alí Herrera
Germán Medina Acosta
Bishops emeritusRubén Salazar Gómez
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz
Map

Map of the archdiocese within Colombia
Website
www.arquibogota.org.co

The archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bogotá, which includes six suffragan dioceses:

The archdiocese's territory covers 14 of the 20 localities (administrative districts) of the city of Bogotá and 11 municipalities in the Cundinamarca Department. Prior to 2003, when three new urban dioceses were created, the archdiocese included all of Bogotá. The mother church of the archdiocese, and the seat of the archbishop, is the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, located in Bolívar Square in Bogotá. Besides the archbishop, Luis José Rueda Aparicio, the archdiocese has two auxiliary bishops, Luis Manuel Alí Herrera and Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla. The archdiocese is served by around 800 priests, 100 deacons, and nearly 1,500 religious sisters.

The Archdiocese of Bogotá has 275 parishes, containing numerous churches. The archdiocese runs two seminaries, the Major Seminary of Bogotá, which enrolls seminarians from the Archdiocese of Bogotá and other dioceses, and the Seminario Intermisional San Luis Beltrán, which trains priests for ministry in Colombia's missionary territories. It also contains several universities, dozens of secondary schools and primary schools. The archdiocese also runs a spiritual retreat house, a care center for physically and mentally disabled children, and a migrant charity foundation, among other ministries.

Structure edit

Territory edit

 
Map of the Archdiocese of Bogotá

The Archdiocese of Bogotá covers a total area of 4,109 km2 (1,552 square miles).[3] The archdiocese has a total population of 4.4 million, of whom 3.8 million (86%) are Catholic.[3] Its territory includes 14 of the 20 localities (administrative districts) of the city of Bogotá and 11 municipalities in the Cundinamarca Department. The Cundinamarca municipalities are: La Calera, Cáqueza, Fómeque, Choachí, Une, Chipaque, Fosca, Quetame, Ubaque, Guayabetal, and Gutiérrez. The Archdiocese of Bogotá included the entire city of Bogotá until 2003, when the three new urban dioceses of Engativá, Fontibón, and Soacha were created.[3]

 
Map of dioceses in Colombia in 1890. The Archdiocese of Bogotá is the lower green area.

At the time of its establishment in 1564, the Archdiocese of Bogotá included much of what would become Colombia, as well as part of what is now western Venezuela.[3] Beginning in the 1770s, the archdiocese gradually lessened in size as territory was split off to create new dioceses.[3] Territory that was once part of the Archdiocese of Bogotá now comprises the Archdiocese of Mérida (in Venezuela), the Archdiocese of Antioquía, the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona, the Archdiocese of Tunja, the Archdiocese of Ibagué, the Diocese of Garzón, the Archdiocese of Villavicencio, and Bogotá's six suffragan sees: the Diocese of Zipaquirá, the Diocese of Girardot, the Diocese of Facatativá, the Diocese of Engativá, the Diocese of Fontibón, and the Diocese of Soacha.[3]

Pastoral divisions edit

The Archdiocese of Bogotá is divided into eight vicariates, pastoral divisions covering a certain area that each contain a number of parishes and are each headed by an episcopal vicar. Each vicariate is subdivided into a number of arciprestazgos, or deaneries, which are each headed by an archpriest (dean). The vicariates are:

Episcopal vicariate Territory Deaneries Parishes Episcopal vicar Ref.
Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception

Vicaría Inmaculada Concepción

Central Bogotá

(including cathedral)

8 54 Daniel Arturo Delgado Guana [4]
Vicariate of Christ the Priest

Vicaría Cristo Sacerdote

Northeastern Bogotá 7 42 Carlos Julio López Ramírez [5]
Vicariate of the Holy Spirit

Vicaría Espíritu Santo

Southwestern Bogotá 6 44 Luis Augusto Campos Flórez [6]
Vicariate of St. John

Vicaría San José

Southeastern Bogotá, Chipaque, Caqueza, Une, Quetame, Fosca, Gutiérrez, Guayabetal, Choachí, Fómeque & Ubaque 7 47 Julio Hernando Solórzano Solórzano [7]
Vicariate of St. Peter

Vicaría San Pedro

Northern Bogotá 5 26 Germán Medina Acosta [8]
Vicariate of St. Paul

Vicaría San Pablo

Southeastern Bogotá 33 Alberto Forero Castro [9]
Vicariate of the Merciful Father

Vicaría Padre Misericordioso

Parts of Bogotá 6 30 Alberto José Ojalvo Prieto [10]
Vicariate of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Vicaría Santa Isábel de Hungría

[11]

Personnel edit

 
Cathedral of Bogotá next to Sacred Chapel and Archiepiscopal Palace

The metropolitan archdiocese is led by its metropolitan archbishop, Luis José Rueda Aparicio.[3] The Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá also holds the title Primate of Colombia. The archbishop is assisted by auxiliary bishops, the number of which has varied throughout history, from just one to as many as six. Currently, there are two auxiliary bishops, Luis Manuel Alí Herrera and Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla.[3] The archdiocese also has a chancellor, who heads the chancery, which is responsible for all archdiocesan records and publications. The current chancellor is Ricardo Alfonso Pulido Aguilar.[12] Additionally, there are eight episcopal vicars who oversee a vicariate, or region, within the archdiocese.

The archdiocese is served by approximately 740 priests, including more than 300 diocesan priests, and around 425 religious priests, or priests who are members of religious institutes.[3] There are also 130 deacons, a number that has increased from just 20 in 2001.[3] In addition, there are 1,450 religious sisters and nuns living and working in the archdiocese.[3]

Ecclesiastical province edit

 
Map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bogotá

The Archdiocese of Bogotá is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bogotá, which, in addition to the archdiocese, includes the six suffragan dioceses of Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, and Zipaquirá. The Archbishop of Bogotá is the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province, and as such, holds some authority over the suffragan bishops of the other dioceses.

Education edit

Seminaries edit

Seminary Location Oversight Est.
Major Seminary of Bogotá Bogotá Archdiocese 1581
Seminario Intermisional San Luis Beltrán Bogotá Archdiocese 1961[13]
Seminario Redemptoris Mater de Bogotá Bogotá Neocatechumenal Way 2005[14]

Universities edit

University Location Oversight Est.
Catholic University of Colombia Bogotá Archdiocese 1970
Del Rosario University Bogotá Private 1653
Pontifical Xavierian University Bogotá Society of Jesus 1623
Saint Thomas Aquinas University Bogotá Dominican Order 1580

Secondary schools edit

School Location Oversight Est.
Aspaen Gimnasio Iragua Bogotá Private (Opus Dei) 1968
Colegio Agustiniano Norte Bogotá Order of Augustinian Recollects 1969
Colegio Augustiniano Ciudad Salitre Bogotá Order of Augustinian Recollects
Colegio Franciscano del Virrey Solis Bogotá Franciscans
Colegio Jordán de Sajonia Bogotá Dominican Order 1954
Colegio de la Presentación Centro Bogotá Dominican Sisters of the Presentation
Colegio de la Presentación Las Ferias Bogotá Dominican Sisters of the Presentation
Colegio de la Presentación Luna Park Bogotá Dominican Sisters of the Presentation
Colegio de la Presentación Sans Façon Bogotá Dominican Sisters of the Presentation 1898
Colegio del Sagrado Corazón De Jesus Bogotá Bethlehemite Sisters
Colegio Salesiano de Leon XIII Bogotá Salesians of Don Bosco 1890
Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced Bogotá Society of Jesus 1941
Colegio San Carlos Bogotá Order of Saint Benedict 1961
Colegio San Felipe Neri Bogotá Congregation of the Oratory 1965[15]
Colegio De La Salle Bogotá De La Salle Brothers [16]
Colegio San Viator Bogotá Clerics of Saint Viator 1963[17]
Colegio Santa Francisca Romana Bogotá Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes 1963[18]
Colegio Santa María Bogotá Private 1963[19]
Colegio del Santo Ángel Bogotá Sisters of the Guardian Angel[20]
Colegio Santo Tomás de Aquino Bogotá Dominican Order[21]
Gimnasio Los Caobos Bogotá Society of Jesus 1991
Instituto San Juan de Dios Bogotá Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God 1948[22]
Instituto de la Virgen de Fátima (closed)[23] Bogotá

Ordinaries edit

Archbishops of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada edit

  1. Juan de los Barrios, OFM (22 March 1564 – 12 February 1569)
  2. Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, OFM (8 January 1570 – 24 February 1590)
  3. Alfonso López de Avila (29 November 1591 – 30 December 1591)
  4. Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (30 April 1593 – 17 August 1594)
  5. Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero (12 August 1596 – 19 November 1607)
  6. Juan Castro, OSA (7 January 1608 – June 1609)
  7. Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez (19 April 1610 – 11 June 1614)
  8. Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (January 1618 – 30 July 1625)
  9. Julián de Cortázar (7 April 1625 – 31 October 1630)
  10. Bernardino de Almansa Carrión (15 December 1631 – 26 September 1633)
  11. Cristóbal de Torres, OP (8 January 1635 – 8 July 1654)
  12. Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, OP (10 November 1659 – 1678)
  13. Antonio Sanz Lozano (22 February 1681 – 28 May 1688)
  14. Ignacio de Urbina, OSH (26 September 1690 – 9 April 1703)
  15. Francisco de Cosío y Otero (14 January 1704 – 29 November 1715)
  16. Francisco del Rincón, OM (5 October 1716 – 28 June 1723)
  17. Antonio Claudio Álvarez de Quiñones (29 January 1725 – 21 October 1736)
  18. Juan de Galavís, O. Praem (3 March 1738 – 14 November 1739)
  19. Diego Fermín de Vergara, OSA (12 December 1740 – 7 February 1744)
  20. Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen (18 December 1744 – 11 August 1753)
  21. José Javier de Arauz y Rojas (2 June 1754 – February 1764)
  22. Manuel Sosa Betencourt (22 April 1765 – 12 November 1765)
  23. Francisco Antonio de la Riva Mazo (9 December 1765 – 8 December 1768)
  24. Lucas Ramírez Galán, OFM (21 August 1769 – 12 December 1770)
  25. Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas, OP (28 September 1771 – 13 April 1774)
  26. Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (13 March 1775 – 14 December 1778)
  27. Antonio Caballero y Góngora (14 December 1778 – 15 September 1788)
  28. Baltasar Jaime Martínez de Compañón (15 December 1788 – 17 August 1797)
  29. Fernando del Portillo y Torres, OP (29 October 1798 – 20 January 1804)
  30. Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano (20 August 1804 – 1 February 1817)
  31. Isidoro Domínguez, CRM (23 August 1819 – April 1822)
  32. Fernando Caycedit Florez (19 July 1827 – 17 February 1832)
  33. Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda (21 September 1835 – 10 December 1853)
  34. Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa (21 January 1855 – 6 February 1868)
  35. Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (6 February 1868 – 29 June 1884)
  36. José Telésforo Paúl, SJ (6 August 1884 – 8 April 1889)
  37. Ignacio León Velasco, SJ (6 October 1889 – 10 April 1891)
  38. Bernardo Herrera Restrepo (4 June 1891 – 2 January 1928)

Archbishops of Bogotá edit

  1. Bernardo Herrera Restrepo (4 June 1891 – 2 January 1928)
  2. Ismael Perdomo Borrero (2 January 1928 – 3 June 1950)
  3. Crisanto Luque Sánchez (14 July 1950 – 7 May 1959); Cardinal in 1953
  4. Luis Concha Córdoba (18 May 1959 – 22 July 1972); Cardinal in 1961
  5. Aníbal Muñoz Duque (29 July 1972 – 25 June 1984); Cardinal in 1973
  6. Mario Revollo Bravo (25 June 1984 – 27 December 1994); Cardinal in 1988
  7. Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (27 December 1994 – 8 Jul 2010); Cardinal in 2001
  8. Rubén Salazar Gómez (8 July 2010 – 24 April 2020); Cardinal in 2012
  9. Luis José Rueda Aparicio (25 April 2020 – present); Cardinal in 2023

Other affiliated bishops edit

Coadjutor archbishops edit

  • Vicente Arbeláez Gómez (1864-1868)
  • Rubén Isaza Restrepo (1964-1967), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena

Auxiliary bishops edit

  • José Carrión y Marfil (25 June 1784 – 18 December 1786), appointed Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
  • José Antonio Chaves, OFM (20 January 1834 – 3 March 1856)
  • Indalecio Barreto (21 March 1873 – 16 January 1874), appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • Mosé Higuera (7 April 1876 – 4 March 1884), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
  • Leonidas Medina (27 March 1916 – 7 March 1923), appointed Bishop of Socorro
  • Luis Andrade Valderrama, OFM (3 March 1939 – 16 June 1944), appointed Bishop of Antioquía
  • Emilio de Brigard Ortiz (29 July 1944 – 6 March 1986), Archbishop (personal title) in 1961
  • Luis Pérez Hernández, CIM (3 November 1945 – 29 May 1956), appointed Bishop of Cúcuta
  • José de Jesús Martinez Vargas (1951 – 18 Dec 1952), appointed Bishop of Armenia
  • Pablo Correa León (10 November 1956 – 22 July 1959), appointed Bishop of Cúcuta
  • José Gabriel Calderón Contreras (18 December 1958 – 26 April 1962), appointed Bishop of Cartago
  • Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, OAR (25 February 1971 – 8 July 1974), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
  • Alfonso López Trujillo (25 February 1971 – 22 May 1978), Archbishop (personal title); appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellín; future Cardinal
  • Mario Revollo Bravo (13 November 1973 – 28 February 1978), appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona; later returned here as Archbishop; future Cardinal
  • Víctor Manuel López Forero (6 May 1977 – 6 December 1980), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
  • Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, OFM (6 May 1977 – 23 March 1984), appointed Bishop of Montería
  • Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (6 May 1977 – 15 April 1986), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
  • Jorge Ardila Serrano (27 October 1980 – 21 May 1988), appointed Bishop of Girardot
  • Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo (3 May 1986 – 16 February 1989), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Garagoa
  • Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (3 May 1986 – 6 Aug 2003), appointed Bishop of Fontibón
  • Fabio Suescún Mutis (3 May 1986 – 20 November 1993), appointed Bishop of Pereira
  • Agustín Otero Largacha, OAR (3 May 1986 – 9 May 2004)
  • Oscar Urbina Ortega (8 March 1996 – 9 November 1999), appointed Bishop of Cúcuta
  • José Ruiz Arenas (8 March 1996 – 16 July 2002), appointed Bishop of Villavicencio
  • Fernando Sabogal Viana (8 March 1996 – 1 December 2013)
  • Daniel Caro Borda (21 July 2000 – 6 August 2003), appointed Bishop of Soacha
  • José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (19 April 2004 – 10 May 2012), appointed Bishop of Buga
  • Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (22 October 2008 – 2 February 2011), appointed Bishop of San José del Guaviare
  • Luis Manuel Alí Herrera (7 Nov 2015 – )
  • Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla (7 Nov 2015 – )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit

  • Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1843 - 16 February 1856), appointed Bishop of Cartagena
  • Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (19 December 1885 – 25 July 1905), appointed Bishop of Tunja
  • Alfredo Rubio Díaz (7 November 1926 – 7 July 1953), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Marta
  • Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (8 November 1942 – 19 December 1953), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales
  • Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (18 January 1953 – 14 June 1974), appointed nuncio and titular archbishop
  • Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (22 September 1962 – 13 February 1987), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
  • Héctor Cubillos Peña (29 November 1974 – 15 February 2002), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga
  • Luis Alberto Parra Mora (9 October 1971 – 18 October 2003), appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy
  • José Daniel Falla Robles (28 November 1992 – 15 April 2009), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali
  • Mario Eduardo Dorsonville (23 November 1985 – 1999), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, DC, U.S. in 2015
  • Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (8 December 1982 - 12 December 2019), appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • Catholic-Hierarchy
  • Official website
  • Catholic Encyclopedia

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The Archdiocese of Bogota Spanish Arquidiocesis Metropolitana de Bogota Latin Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bogotensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in Colombia 1 2 It was established in 1562 as the Diocese of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada elevated to an archdiocese two years later and was given its current name in 1891 It serves nearly 3 8 million Catholics in Bogota and parts of the Cundinamarca Department and covers a total area of 4 109 km2 1 552 square miles The current metropolitan archbishop is Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio since 2020 Archdiocese of BogotaArchidioecesis Metropolitae BogotensisLocationCountry ColombiaEcclesiastical provinceBogotaStatisticsArea4 019 km2 1 552 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2006 4 184 0003 586 000 85 7 InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished11 September 1562 461 years ago CathedralCathedral Basilica of the Immaculate ConceptionPatron saintSt Elizabeth of HungaryCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMetropolitan ArchbishopLuis Jose Rueda AparicioAuxiliary BishopsLuis Manuel Ali HerreraGerman Medina AcostaBishops emeritusRuben Salazar GomezPedro Rubiano SaenzMapMap of the archdiocese within ColombiaWebsitewww arquibogota org coThe archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bogota which includes six suffragan dioceses Engativa Facatativa Fontibon Girardot Soacha ZipaquiraThe archdiocese s territory covers 14 of the 20 localities administrative districts of the city of Bogota and 11 municipalities in the Cundinamarca Department Prior to 2003 when three new urban dioceses were created the archdiocese included all of Bogota The mother church of the archdiocese and the seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception located in Bolivar Square in Bogota Besides the archbishop Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio the archdiocese has two auxiliary bishops Luis Manuel Ali Herrera and Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla The archdiocese is served by around 800 priests 100 deacons and nearly 1 500 religious sisters The Archdiocese of Bogota has 275 parishes containing numerous churches The archdiocese runs two seminaries the Major Seminary of Bogota which enrolls seminarians from the Archdiocese of Bogota and other dioceses and the Seminario Intermisional San Luis Beltran which trains priests for ministry in Colombia s missionary territories It also contains several universities dozens of secondary schools and primary schools The archdiocese also runs a spiritual retreat house a care center for physically and mentally disabled children and a migrant charity foundation among other ministries Contents 1 Structure 1 1 Territory 1 1 1 Pastoral divisions 1 2 Personnel 1 3 Ecclesiastical province 2 Education 2 1 Seminaries 2 2 Universities 2 3 Secondary schools 3 Ordinaries 3 1 Archbishops of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada 3 2 Archbishops of Bogota 4 Other affiliated bishops 4 1 Coadjutor archbishops 4 2 Auxiliary bishops 4 3 Other priests of this diocese who became bishops 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStructure editTerritory edit nbsp Map of the Archdiocese of BogotaThe Archdiocese of Bogota covers a total area of 4 109 km2 1 552 square miles 3 The archdiocese has a total population of 4 4 million of whom 3 8 million 86 are Catholic 3 Its territory includes 14 of the 20 localities administrative districts of the city of Bogota and 11 municipalities in the Cundinamarca Department The Cundinamarca municipalities are La Calera Caqueza Fomeque Choachi Une Chipaque Fosca Quetame Ubaque Guayabetal and Gutierrez The Archdiocese of Bogota included the entire city of Bogota until 2003 when the three new urban dioceses of Engativa Fontibon and Soacha were created 3 nbsp Map of dioceses in Colombia in 1890 The Archdiocese of Bogota is the lower green area At the time of its establishment in 1564 the Archdiocese of Bogota included much of what would become Colombia as well as part of what is now western Venezuela 3 Beginning in the 1770s the archdiocese gradually lessened in size as territory was split off to create new dioceses 3 Territory that was once part of the Archdiocese of Bogota now comprises the Archdiocese of Merida in Venezuela the Archdiocese of Antioquia the Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona the Archdiocese of Tunja the Archdiocese of Ibague the Diocese of Garzon the Archdiocese of Villavicencio and Bogota s six suffragan sees the Diocese of Zipaquira the Diocese of Girardot the Diocese of Facatativa the Diocese of Engativa the Diocese of Fontibon and the Diocese of Soacha 3 Pastoral divisions edit The Archdiocese of Bogota is divided into eight vicariates pastoral divisions covering a certain area that each contain a number of parishes and are each headed by an episcopal vicar Each vicariate is subdivided into a number of arciprestazgos or deaneries which are each headed by an archpriest dean The vicariates are Episcopal vicariate Territory Deaneries Parishes Episcopal vicar Ref Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception Vicaria Inmaculada Concepcion Central Bogota including cathedral 8 54 Daniel Arturo Delgado Guana 4 Vicariate of Christ the Priest Vicaria Cristo Sacerdote Northeastern Bogota 7 42 Carlos Julio Lopez Ramirez 5 Vicariate of the Holy Spirit Vicaria Espiritu Santo Southwestern Bogota 6 44 Luis Augusto Campos Florez 6 Vicariate of St John Vicaria San Jose Southeastern Bogota Chipaque Caqueza Une Quetame Fosca Gutierrez Guayabetal Choachi Fomeque amp Ubaque 7 47 Julio Hernando Solorzano Solorzano 7 Vicariate of St Peter Vicaria San Pedro Northern Bogota 5 26 German Medina Acosta 8 Vicariate of St Paul Vicaria San Pablo Southeastern Bogota 33 Alberto Forero Castro 9 Vicariate of the Merciful Father Vicaria Padre Misericordioso Parts of Bogota 6 30 Alberto Jose Ojalvo Prieto 10 Vicariate of St Elizabeth of Hungary Vicaria Santa Isabel de Hungria 11 Personnel edit nbsp Cathedral of Bogota next to Sacred Chapel and Archiepiscopal PalaceThe metropolitan archdiocese is led by its metropolitan archbishop Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio 3 The Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogota also holds the title Primate of Colombia The archbishop is assisted by auxiliary bishops the number of which has varied throughout history from just one to as many as six Currently there are two auxiliary bishops Luis Manuel Ali Herrera and Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla 3 The archdiocese also has a chancellor who heads the chancery which is responsible for all archdiocesan records and publications The current chancellor is Ricardo Alfonso Pulido Aguilar 12 Additionally there are eight episcopal vicars who oversee a vicariate or region within the archdiocese The archdiocese is served by approximately 740 priests including more than 300 diocesan priests and around 425 religious priests or priests who are members of religious institutes 3 There are also 130 deacons a number that has increased from just 20 in 2001 3 In addition there are 1 450 religious sisters and nuns living and working in the archdiocese 3 Ecclesiastical province edit nbsp Map of the Ecclesiastical Province of BogotaThe Archdiocese of Bogota is the metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bogota which in addition to the archdiocese includes the six suffragan dioceses of Engativa Facatativa Fontibon Girardot Soacha and Zipaquira The Archbishop of Bogota is the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province and as such holds some authority over the suffragan bishops of the other dioceses Education editSeminaries edit Seminary Location Oversight Est Major Seminary of Bogota Bogota Archdiocese 1581Seminario Intermisional San Luis Beltran Bogota Archdiocese 1961 13 Seminario Redemptoris Mater de Bogota Bogota Neocatechumenal Way 2005 14 Universities edit University Location Oversight Est Catholic University of Colombia Bogota Archdiocese 1970Del Rosario University Bogota Private 1653Pontifical Xavierian University Bogota Society of Jesus 1623Saint Thomas Aquinas University Bogota Dominican Order 1580Secondary schools edit School Location Oversight Est Aspaen Gimnasio Iragua Bogota Private Opus Dei 1968Colegio Agustiniano Norte Bogota Order of Augustinian Recollects 1969Colegio Augustiniano Ciudad Salitre Bogota Order of Augustinian RecollectsColegio Franciscano del Virrey Solis Bogota FranciscansColegio Jordan de Sajonia Bogota Dominican Order 1954Colegio de la Presentacion Centro Bogota Dominican Sisters of the PresentationColegio de la Presentacion Las Ferias Bogota Dominican Sisters of the PresentationColegio de la Presentacion Luna Park Bogota Dominican Sisters of the PresentationColegio de la Presentacion Sans Facon Bogota Dominican Sisters of the Presentation 1898Colegio del Sagrado Corazon De Jesus Bogota Bethlehemite SistersColegio Salesiano de Leon XIII Bogota Salesians of Don Bosco 1890Colegio San Bartolome La Merced Bogota Society of Jesus 1941Colegio San Carlos Bogota Order of Saint Benedict 1961Colegio San Felipe Neri Bogota Congregation of the Oratory 1965 15 Colegio De La Salle Bogota De La Salle Brothers 16 Colegio San Viator Bogota Clerics of Saint Viator 1963 17 Colegio Santa Francisca Romana Bogota Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes 1963 18 Colegio Santa Maria Bogota Private 1963 19 Colegio del Santo Angel Bogota Sisters of the Guardian Angel 20 Colegio Santo Tomas de Aquino Bogota Dominican Order 21 Gimnasio Los Caobos Bogota Society of Jesus 1991Instituto San Juan de Dios Bogota Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God 1948 22 Instituto de la Virgen de Fatima closed 23 BogotaOrdinaries editArchbishops of Santa Fe en Nueva Granada edit Juan de los Barrios OFM 22 March 1564 12 February 1569 Luis Zapata de Cardenas OFM 8 January 1570 24 February 1590 Alfonso Lopez de Avila 29 November 1591 30 December 1591 Bartolome Martinez Menacho y Mesa 30 April 1593 17 August 1594 Bartolome Lobo Guerrero 12 August 1596 19 November 1607 Juan Castro OSA 7 January 1608 June 1609 Pedro Ordonez y Florez 19 April 1610 11 June 1614 Hernando de Arias y Ugarte January 1618 30 July 1625 Julian de Cortazar 7 April 1625 31 October 1630 Bernardino de Almansa Carrion 15 December 1631 26 September 1633 Cristobal de Torres OP 8 January 1635 8 July 1654 Juan de Arguinao y Gutierrez OP 10 November 1659 1678 Antonio Sanz Lozano 22 February 1681 28 May 1688 Ignacio de Urbina OSH 26 September 1690 9 April 1703 Francisco de Cosio y Otero 14 January 1704 29 November 1715 Francisco del Rincon OM 5 October 1716 28 June 1723 Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quinones 29 January 1725 21 October 1736 Juan de Galavis O Praem 3 March 1738 14 November 1739 Diego Fermin de Vergara OSA 12 December 1740 7 February 1744 Pedro Felipe de Azua e Iturgoyen 18 December 1744 11 August 1753 Jose Javier de Arauz y Rojas 2 June 1754 February 1764 Manuel Sosa Betencourt 22 April 1765 12 November 1765 Francisco Antonio de la Riva Mazo 9 December 1765 8 December 1768 Lucas Ramirez Galan OFM 21 August 1769 12 December 1770 Agustin Manuel Camacho y Rojas OP 28 September 1771 13 April 1774 Agustin de Alvarado y Castillo 13 March 1775 14 December 1778 Antonio Caballero y Gongora 14 December 1778 15 September 1788 Baltasar Jaime Martinez de Companon 15 December 1788 17 August 1797 Fernando del Portillo y Torres OP 29 October 1798 20 January 1804 Juan Bautista Sacristan y Galiano 20 August 1804 1 February 1817 Isidoro Dominguez CRM 23 August 1819 April 1822 Fernando Caycedit Florez 19 July 1827 17 February 1832 Manuel Jose Mosquera y Arboleda 21 September 1835 10 December 1853 Antonio Herran y Zaldua 21 January 1855 6 February 1868 Vicente Arbelaez Gomez 6 February 1868 29 June 1884 Jose Telesforo Paul SJ 6 August 1884 8 April 1889 Ignacio Leon Velasco SJ 6 October 1889 10 April 1891 Bernardo Herrera Restrepo 4 June 1891 2 January 1928 Archbishops of Bogota edit Bernardo Herrera Restrepo 4 June 1891 2 January 1928 Ismael Perdomo Borrero 2 January 1928 3 June 1950 Crisanto Luque Sanchez 14 July 1950 7 May 1959 Cardinal in 1953 Luis Concha Cordoba 18 May 1959 22 July 1972 Cardinal in 1961 Anibal Munoz Duque 29 July 1972 25 June 1984 Cardinal in 1973 Mario Revollo Bravo 25 June 1984 27 December 1994 Cardinal in 1988 Pedro Rubiano Saenz 27 December 1994 8 Jul 2010 Cardinal in 2001 Ruben Salazar Gomez 8 July 2010 24 April 2020 Cardinal in 2012 Luis Jose Rueda Aparicio 25 April 2020 present Cardinal in 2023Other affiliated bishops editCoadjutor archbishops edit Vicente Arbelaez Gomez 1864 1868 Ruben Isaza Restrepo 1964 1967 did not succeed to see appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of CartagenaAuxiliary bishops edit Jose Carrion y Marfil 25 June 1784 18 December 1786 appointed Bishop of Cuenca Ecuador Jose Antonio Chaves OFM 20 January 1834 3 March 1856 Indalecio Barreto 21 March 1873 16 January 1874 appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona Mose Higuera 7 April 1876 4 March 1884 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellin Leonidas Medina 27 March 1916 7 March 1923 appointed Bishop of Socorro Luis Andrade Valderrama OFM 3 March 1939 16 June 1944 appointed Bishop of Antioquia Emilio de Brigard Ortiz 29 July 1944 6 March 1986 Archbishop personal title in 1961 Luis Perez Hernandez CIM 3 November 1945 29 May 1956 appointed Bishop of Cucuta Jose de Jesus Martinez Vargas 1951 18 Dec 1952 appointed Bishop of Armenia Pablo Correa Leon 10 November 1956 22 July 1959 appointed Bishop of Cucuta Jose Gabriel Calderon Contreras 18 December 1958 26 April 1962 appointed Bishop of Cartago Ruben Buitrago Trujillo OAR 25 February 1971 8 July 1974 appointed Bishop of Zipaquira Alfonso Lopez Trujillo 25 February 1971 22 May 1978 Archbishop personal title appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellin future Cardinal Mario Revollo Bravo 13 November 1973 28 February 1978 appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona later returned here as Archbishop future Cardinal Victor Manuel Lopez Forero 6 May 1977 6 December 1980 appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil Ramon Dario Molina Jaramillo OFM 6 May 1977 23 March 1984 appointed Bishop of Monteria Luis Gabriel Romero Franco 6 May 1977 15 April 1986 appointed Bishop of Socorro y San Gil Jorge Ardila Serrano 27 October 1980 21 May 1988 appointed Bishop of Girardot Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo 3 May 1986 16 February 1989 appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Garagoa Enrique Sarmiento Angulo 3 May 1986 6 Aug 2003 appointed Bishop of Fontibon Fabio Suescun Mutis 3 May 1986 20 November 1993 appointed Bishop of Pereira Agustin Otero Largacha OAR 3 May 1986 9 May 2004 Oscar Urbina Ortega 8 March 1996 9 November 1999 appointed Bishop of Cucuta Jose Ruiz Arenas 8 March 1996 16 July 2002 appointed Bishop of Villavicencio Fernando Sabogal Viana 8 March 1996 1 December 2013 Daniel Caro Borda 21 July 2000 6 August 2003 appointed Bishop of Soacha Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez 19 April 2004 10 May 2012 appointed Bishop of Buga Francisco Antonio Nieto Sua 22 October 2008 2 February 2011 appointed Bishop of San Jose del Guaviare Luis Manuel Ali Herrera 7 Nov 2015 Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla 7 Nov 2015 Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit Bernardino Medina y Moreno 1843 16 February 1856 appointed Bishop of Cartagena Eduardo Maldonado Calvo 19 December 1885 25 July 1905 appointed Bishop of Tunja Alfredo Rubio Diaz 7 November 1926 7 July 1953 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Marta Alberto Uribe Urdaneta 8 November 1942 19 December 1953 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales Gabriel Montalvo Higuera 18 January 1953 14 June 1974 appointed nuncio and titular archbishop Hector Luis Gutierrez Pabon 22 September 1962 13 February 1987 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali Hector Cubillos Pena 29 November 1974 15 February 2002 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga Luis Alberto Parra Mora 9 October 1971 18 October 2003 appointed Bishop of Mocoa Sibundoy Jose Daniel Falla Robles 28 November 1992 15 April 2009 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali Mario Eduardo Dorsonville 23 November 1985 1999 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Washington DC U S in 2015 Luis Augusto Campos Florez 8 December 1982 12 December 2019 appointed Bishop of Socorro y San GilSee also edit nbsp Catholicism portal nbsp Colombia portalCatholic Church in Colombia Episcopal Conference of Colombia History of Bogota List of Catholic dioceses in ColombiaReferences edit Cheney David M Archdiocese of Bogota Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved 25 March 2018 self published Chow Gabriel Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bogota GCatholic org Retrieved 25 March 2018 self published a b c d e f g h i j k Cheney David M Bogota Archdiocese Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 9 October 2017 Vicaria Inmaculada Concepcion Inicio vetinmaculada arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria Cristo Sacerdote Inicio vetcristosacerdote arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria Espiritu Santo Inicio vetespiritusanto arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria San Jose Vicaria vetsanjose arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria San Pedro Inicio vetsanpedro arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria San Pablo Inicio vetsanpablo arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria Padre Misericordioso Inicio vetpadremisericordioso arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Vicaria Santa Isabel de Hungria Inicio vetsantaisabelhungria arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Arquidiocesis de Bogota Cancilleria Eclesiastica arquibogota org co Retrieved 13 October 2017 Seminario Intermisional San Luis Beltran directorio arquibogota org co Retrieved 10 October 2017 Seminario Redemptoris Mater directorio arquibogota org co Retrieved 10 October 2017 Portal Colegio San Felipe Neri www sanfelipeneribogota edu co Retrieved 10 October 2017 Colegio De La Salle Bogota Colombia Web Interactiva Lasallista www colsalle edu co Retrieved 10 October 2017 Colegio San Viator Colegio San Viator in Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 Informacion General Colegio Santa Francisca Romana csfr edu co in European Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 Home www csm edu co in European Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 Santo Angel Bogota Historia www colegiodelsantoangel edu co in European Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 colegio DOMINICOS www santotomas edu co in European Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 Historia www isjd edu co in European Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 educacionencolombia com co INSTITUTO DE LA VIRGEN DE FATIMA COLOMBIA BOGOTA educacionencolombia com co in Spanish Retrieved 10 October 2017 External links editCatholic Hierarchy Official website Catholic Encyclopedia 4 35 52 N 74 04 30 W 4 5978 N 74 0750 W 4 5978 74 0750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota amp oldid 1198080715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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