Archdiocese of Ibagué
Ibaguen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Ibagué, Colombia
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese seated at Ibague in the Tolima department of Colombia. It was erected as the Diocese of Ibague on 20 May 1900 from the Diocese of Tolima and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 14 December 1974. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ibague.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 May 1900
- Latin
- Ibaguen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001638
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 504,310
- Population
- 560,344
- Catholic share
- 90.0%
- Priests
- 123
- Catholics per priest
- 4,100
- Extent
- 6,044 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 83
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Orlando Roa Barbosa
- Born
- 4 July 1958
- Birthplace
- Cali
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 de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Ibague stands in Ibagué, 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 Ibague
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of EspinalEspinal
- Diocese of GarzónGarzón
- Diocese of Líbano-HondaLíbano
- Diocese of NeivaNeiva
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].