Bogotá (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Rubén Salazar Gómez, Cardinal, Archbishop
Fernando Sabogal Viana, Auxiliary Bishop
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Name Changed: 8 June 1898
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Colombia
Square Kilometers: 4,019 (1,552 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesisbogota.org.co/
Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Carrera 7a N. 10-20, Bogota, D.C. 1, Colombia
Telephone: (1)350.5511
Fax: 35.7290

Historical Details

Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
- Latin Name: Sanctae Fidei
- Erected: 11 September 1562
- Country: Colombia
Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
- Latin Name: Sanctae Fidei
- Elevated: 22 March 1564
- Country: Colombia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. † (22 Mar 1564 Appointed - 12 Feb 1569 Died)
Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. † (8 Jan 1570 Appointed - 24 Feb 1590 Died)
Alfonso López de Avila † (29 Nov 1591 Appointed - 30 Dec 1591 Died)
Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) † (30 Apr 1593 Appointed - 17 Aug 1594 Died)
Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero † (12 Aug 1596 Appointed - 19 Nov 1607 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
Juan Castro, O.S.A. † (7 Jan 1608 Appointed - Jun 1609 Resigned)
Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez † (19 Apr 1610 Appointed - 11 Jun 1614 Died)
Hernando de Arias y Ugarte † (Jan 1618 Appointed - 30 Jul 1625 Resigned)
Julián de Cortázar † (7 Apr 1625 Appointed - 31 Oct 1630 Died)
Bernardino de Almansa Carrión † (15 Dec 1631 Appointed - 26 Sep 1633 Died)
Cristóbal de Torres, O.P. † (8 Jan 1635 Appointed - 8 Jul 1654 Died)
Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, O.P. † (10 Nov 1659 Confirmed - 1678 Died)
Antonio Sanz Lozano † (22 Feb 1681 Appointed - 28 May 1688 Died)
Ignacio de Urbina † (26 Sep 1690 Appointed - 18 Apr 1701 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tlaxcala)
Francisco de Cosío y Otero † (14 Jan 1704 Appointed - 29 Nov 1715 Died)
Francisco del Rincón, O.M. † (5 Oct 1716 Appointed - 28 Jun 1723 Died)
Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones † (29 Jan 1725 Appointed - 21 Oct 1736 Died)
Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. † (3 Mar 1738 Appointed - 14 Nov 1739 Died)
Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.S.A. † (12 Dec 1740 Appointed - 7 Feb 1744 Died)
Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen † (18 Dec 1744 Appointed - 11 Aug 1753 Resigned)
José Javier de Arauz y Rojas † (2 Jun 1754 Appointed - Feb 1764 Died)
Manuel Sosa Betencourt † (22 Apr 1765 Appointed - 12 Nov 1765 Died)
Francisco Antonio de la Riva Mazo † (9 Dec 1765 Appointed - 8 Dec 1768 Died)
Lucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M. † (21 Aug 1769 Appointed - 12 Dec 1770 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tui)
Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas, O.P. † (28 Sep 1771 Appointed - 13 Apr 1774 Died)
Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo † (13 Mar 1775 Appointed - 14 Dec 1778 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ciudad Rodrigo)
Antonio Caballero y Góngora † (14 Dec 1778 Appointed - 15 Sep 1788 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Córdoba)
Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón † (15 Dec 1788 Appointed - 17 Aug 1797 Died)
Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P. † (29 Oct 1798 Appointed - 20 Jan 1804 Died)
Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano † (20 Aug 1804 Appointed - 1 Feb 1817 Died)
Isidoro Domínguez, C.R.M. † (23 Aug 1819 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1822 Died)
Fernando Caicedo y Flores † (21 May 1827 Appointed - 17 Feb 1832 Died)
Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda † (19 Dec 1834 Appointed - 10 Dec 1853 Died)
Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa † (13 Jan 1854 Appointed - 6 Feb 1868 Died)
Vicente Arbeláez Gómez † (6 Feb 1868 Succeeded - 29 Jun 1884 Died)
José Telésphor Paúl y Vargas, S.J. † (6 Aug 1884 Appointed - 8 Apr 1889 Died)
Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. † (27 May 1889 Appointed - 10 Apr 1891 Died)
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (4 Jun 1891 Appointed - 2 Jan 1928 Died)
Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (2 Jan 1928 Succeeded - 3 Jun 1950 Died)
Crisanto Luque y Sánchez † (14 Jul 1950 Appointed - 7 May 1959 Died)
Luis Concha Córdoba † (18 May 1959 Appointed - 29 Jul 1972 Retired)
Aníbal Muñoz Duque † (29 Jul 1972 Succeeded - 25 Jun 1984 Retired)
Mario Revollo Bravo † (25 Jun 1984 Appointed - 13 Aug 1994 Retired)
Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (13 Aug 1994 Appointed - 27 Dec 1994 Resigned)
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (27 Dec 1994 Appointed - 8 Jul 2010 Retired)
Rubén Salazar Gómez (8 Jul 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
11 September 1562	Erected	Diocese of Santa Marta	Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada (erected)
Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
22 March 1564	Elevated	Diocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada
16 February 1778	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Mérida (erected)
31 August 1804	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cartagena Diocese of Popayán Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Antioquía (erected)
25 September 1835	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Nueva Pamplona (erected)
29 July 1880	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Tunja (erected)
1894	Territory Lost	Diocese of Popayán Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Diocese of Tolima (erected)
Archdiocese of Bogotá
8 June 1898	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Santafé en Nueva Granada	Archdiocese of Bogotá
23 June 1903	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Territorial Prelature of Intendencias Orientales (erected)
1 September 1951	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Zipaquirá (erected)
29 May 1956	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Girardot (erected)
16 March 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Facatativá (erected)
6 August 2003	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Fontibón (erected)
6 August 2003	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Engativá (erected)
6 August 2003	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bogotá	Diocese of Soacha (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Bogotá

1950 1,799,000 1,810,000 99.4% 191 390 581 3,096 450 2,100 173 ap1951

1959 1,132,389 1,152,389 98.3% 195 480 675 1,677 1,060 2,884 118 ap1960

1965 1,950,000 2,000,000 97.5% 263 559 822 2,372 700 3,115 133 ap1967

1968 2,000,000 2,122,112 94.2% 245 400 645 3,100 400 4,515 160 ap1971

1976 3,115,252 3,211,609 97.0% 356 660 1,016 3,066 1,388 3,527 182 ap1977

1980 3,838,000 3,957,000 97.0% 289 696 985 3,896 1,292 3,602 186 ap1981

1990 4,556,000 5,063,000 90.0% 349 811 1,160 3,927 1,673 3,700 249 ap1991

1999 6,000,000 6,850,000 87.6% 492 960 1,452 4,132 1,929 4,975 302 ap2000

2000 6,093,416 7,114,568 85.6% 481 949 1,430 4,261 1,697 4,855 323 ap2001

2001 6,067,029 7,084,341 85.6% 435 924 1,359 4,464 20 2,009 4,503 337 ap2002

2002 6,544,026 7,651,088 85.5% 499 925 1,424 4,595 38 1,834 3,247 340 ap2003

2003 3,546,186 4,140,000 85.7% 382 869 1,251 2,834 42 1,802 3,060 227 ap2004

2004 3,279,690 3,850,518 85.2% 413 808 1,221 2,686 37 1,270 2,138 227 ap2005

2006 3,586,000 4,184,000 85.7% 394 297 691 5,189 53 997 2,604 231 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Bogotá
1950	1,799,000	1,810,000	99.4%	191	390	581	3,096		450	2,100	173	ap1951
1959	1,132,389	1,152,389	98.3%	195	480	675	1,677		1,060	2,884	118	ap1960
1965	1,950,000	2,000,000	97.5%	263	559	822	2,372		700	3,115	133	ap1967
1968	2,000,000	2,122,112	94.2%	245	400	645	3,100		400	4,515	160	ap1971
1976	3,115,252	3,211,609	97.0%	356	660	1,016	3,066		1,388	3,527	182	ap1977
1980	3,838,000	3,957,000	97.0%	289	696	985	3,896		1,292	3,602	186	ap1981
1990	4,556,000	5,063,000	90.0%	349	811	1,160	3,927		1,673	3,700	249	ap1991
1999	6,000,000	6,850,000	87.6%	492	960	1,452	4,132		1,929	4,975	302	ap2000
2000	6,093,416	7,114,568	85.6%	481	949	1,430	4,261		1,697	4,855	323	ap2001
2001	6,067,029	7,084,341	85.6%	435	924	1,359	4,464	20	2,009	4,503	337	ap2002
2002	6,544,026	7,651,088	85.5%	499	925	1,424	4,595	38	1,834	3,247	340	ap2003
2003	3,546,186	4,140,000	85.7%	382	869	1,251	2,834	42	1,802	3,060	227	ap2004
2004	3,279,690	3,850,518	85.2%	413	808	1,221	2,686	37	1,270	2,138	227	ap2005
2006	3,586,000	4,184,000	85.7%	394	297	691	5,189	53	997	2,604	231	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Daniel Caro Borda (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 2000 to 6 Aug 2003)
Héctor Cubillos Peña (Priest: 29 Nov 1974 to 15 Feb 2002)
José Daniel Falla Robles (Priest: 28 Nov 1992 to 15 Apr 2009)
Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (Priest: 22 Sep 1962 to 13 Feb 1987)
Víctor Manuel López Forero (Priest: 27 Oct 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1977 to 6 Dec 1980)
Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1977 to 23 Mar 1984)
Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa (Priest: 30 Nov 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 2008 to 2 Feb 2011)
José Roberto Ospina Leongómez (Priest: 29 Nov 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 2004 to 10 May 2012)
Luis Alberto Parra Mora (Priest: 9 Oct 1971 to 18 Oct 2003)
Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (Priest: 1 Nov 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 May 1977 to 15 Apr 1986)
Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (Archbishop: 27 Dec 1994 to 8 Jul 2010)
José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (Priest: 29 Nov 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1996 to 16 Jul 2002)
Fernando Sabogal Viana (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1996)
Rubén Salazar Gómez (Archbishop: 8 Jul 2010 - )
Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (Priest: 24 Oct 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1986; Apostolic Administrator: 13 Aug 1994 to 27 Dec 1994)
Fabio Suescún Mutis (Priest: 19 Nov 1966; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1986 to 20 Nov 1993)
Oscar Urbina Ortega (Priest: 30 Nov 1973; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1996 to 9 Nov 1999)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bernardino de Almansa Carrión † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1631 to 26 Sep 1633)
Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 14 Dec 1778)
Antonio Claudio Alvarez de Quiñones † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1725 to 21 Oct 1736)
Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Mar 1939 to 16 Jun 1944)
José Javier de Arauz y Rojas † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1754 to Feb 1764)
Vicente Arbeláez Gómez † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 9 Dec 1864; Archbishop: 6 Feb 1868 to 29 Jun 1884)
Jorge Ardila Serrano † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Oct 1980 to 21 May 1988)
Juan de Arguinao y Gutiérrez, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Nov 1659 to 1678)
Hernando de Arias y Ugarte † (Archbishop: Jan 1618 to 30 Jul 1625)
Pedro Felipe de Azúa e Iturgoyen † (Archbishop: 18 Dec 1744 to 11 Aug 1753)
Indalecio Barreto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Mar 1873 to 16 Jan 1874)
Emilio de Brigard Ortiz † (Priest: 28 Oct 1911; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jul 1944 to 6 Mar 1986)
Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Feb 1971 to 8 Jul 1974)
Antonio Caballero y Góngora † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1778 to 15 Sep 1788)
Fernando Caicedo y Flores † (Archbishop: 21 May 1827 to 17 Feb 1832)
José Gabriel Calderón Contreras † (Priest: 8 Nov 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 1958 to 26 Apr 1962)
Agustín Manuel Camacho y Rojas, O.P. † (Archbishop: 28 Sep 1771 to 13 Apr 1774)
José Carrión y Marfil † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 18 Dec 1786)
Juan Castro, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1608 to Jun 1609)
Jose Antonio Chaves, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1834 to 3 Mar 1856)
Luis Concha Córdoba † (Priest: 28 Oct 1916 to 13 Jul 1935; Archbishop: 18 May 1959 to 29 Jul 1972)
Pablo Correa León † (Priest: 26 Oct 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Nov 1956 to 22 Jul 1959)
Julián de Cortázar † (Archbishop: 7 Apr 1625 to 31 Oct 1630)
Francisco de Cosío y Otero † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1704 to 29 Nov 1715)
Juan de los Barrios, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1564 to 12 Feb 1569)
Ignacio de Urbina † (Archbishop: 26 Sep 1690 to 18 Apr 1701)
Isidoro Domínguez, C.R.M. † (Archbishop: 23 Aug 1819 to 6 Apr 1822)
Juan de Galabis, O. Praem. † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1738 to 14 Nov 1739)
Antonio Herrán y Zaldúa † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1854 to 6 Feb 1868)
Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (Priest: 22 May 1869 to 27 Mar 1885; Archbishop: 4 Jun 1891 to 2 Jan 1928)
Mosé Higuera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1876 to 4 Mar 1884)
Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Jan 1964 to 20 Apr 1967)
Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero † (Archbishop: 12 Aug 1596 to 19 Nov 1607)
Alfonso López de Avila † (Archbishop: 29 Nov 1591 to 30 Dec 1591)
Alfonso López Trujillo † (Priest: 13 Nov 1960; Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 25 Feb 1971 to 22 May 1978)
Crisanto Luque y Sánchez † (Priest: 28 Oct 1916 to 16 Jan 1931; Archbishop: 14 Jul 1950 to 7 May 1959)
Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañón † (Archbishop: 15 Dec 1788 to 17 Aug 1797)
Bartolomé Martinez Menacho y Mesa (Mechado) † (Archbishop: 30 Apr 1593 to 17 Aug 1594)
José de Jesús Martinez Vargas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1951 to 18 Dec 1952)
Leonidas Medina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1916 to 7 Mar 1923)
Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † (Priest: 18 Jan 1953 to 14 Jun 1974)
Manuel José Mosquera y Arboleda † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1834 to 10 Dec 1853)
Aníbal Muñoz Duque † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Mar 1968; Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Feb 1969; Archbishop: 29 Jul 1972 to 25 Jun 1984)
Pedro Ordóñez y Flórez † (Archbishop: 19 Apr 1610 to 11 Jun 1614)
Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo † (Priest: 6 Dec 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1986 to 16 Feb 1989)
Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1986 to 9 May 2004)
José Telésphor Paúl y Vargas, S.J. † (Archbishop: 6 Aug 1884 to 8 Apr 1889)
Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Feb 1923; Archbishop: 2 Jan 1928 to 3 Jun 1950)
Luis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1945 to 29 May 1956)
Fernando del Portillo y Torres, O.P. † (Archbishop: 29 Oct 1798 to 20 Jan 1804)
Lucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 21 Aug 1769 to 12 Dec 1770)
Mario Revollo Bravo † (Priest: 31 Oct 1943; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1973 to 28 Feb 1978; Archbishop: 25 Jun 1984 to 13 Aug 1994)
Franciscus de Paula Reyes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1874)
Francisco del Rincón, O.M. † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1716 to 28 Jun 1723)
Francisco Antonio de la Riva Mazo † (Archbishop: 9 Dec 1765 to 8 Dec 1768)
Alfredo Rubio Diaz † (Priest: 7 Nov 1926 to 7 Jul 1953)
Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 1 Feb 1817)
Antonio Sanz Lozano † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1681 to 28 May 1688)
Manuel Sosa Betencourt † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1765 to 12 Nov 1765)
Cristóbal de Torres, O.P. † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1635 to 8 Jul 1654)
Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (Priest: 8 Nov 1942 to 19 Dec 1953)
Ignacio León Velasco, S.J. † (Archbishop: 27 May 1889 to 10 Apr 1891)
Diego Fermín de Vergara, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1740 to 7 Feb 1744)
Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1570 to 24 Feb 1590)

Archdiocese of Bogotá

Archidioecesis Bogotensis