Archdiocese of Medellín
Medellen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Medellín, Colombia
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese seated at Medellin, Colombia's second city, in the Antioquia department. It was erected as a diocese on 14 February 1868 from the Diocese of Antioquia and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 24 February 1902. Its seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Medellin.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 February 1868
- Latin
- Medellen(sis)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
- Annuario code
- 001002209
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,625,494
- Population
- 3,012,847
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 87.1%
- Priests
- 974
- Catholics per priest
- 2,696
- Extent
- 708 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3,708
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Ricardo Antonio Tobon Restrepo
- Born
- 8 May 1951
- Birthplace
- Ituango
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Basilica Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Medellin stands in Medellín, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Medellin
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of GirardotaGirardota
- Diocese of JericóJericó
- Diocese of Sonsón-RionegroSonsón
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Medellín, in Colombia, is the seat of this archdiocese, known in Latin as Archidioecesis Medellensis and in Spanish as Arquidiócesis de Medellín. Its current archbishop is Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.