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)
- Annuario code
- 001002209
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,625,494
- Population
- 3,012,847
- Catholic share
- 87.1%
- Priests
- 974
- Catholics per priest
- 2,696
- Extent
- 708 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3,708
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
- 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.
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].