Archdiocese of Ibagué

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Bishop(s) Flavio Calle Zapata, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Espinal Florencia Garzón Líbano-Honda Neiva

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 14 December 1974 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Colombia Square Kilometers: 6,044 (2,334 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Curia Arzobispal, Calle 10, No 2-58, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia Telephone: (82)661-680 Fax: 632.681

Historical Details

• Diocese of Ibagué
  • Latin Name: Ibaguensis
  • Erected: 20 May 1900
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bogotá
  • Country: Colombia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (29 Apr 1903 Appointed - 5 Feb 1923 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá)
• Pedro Maria Rodríguez Andrade † (10 Apr 1924 Appointed - 17 Mar 1957 Retired)
• Arturo Duque Villegas † (17 Mar 1957 Appointed - 7 Jul 1959 Appointed, Archbishop of Manizales)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (2 Nov 1959 Appointed - 3 Jan 1964 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá)
• José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (17 Mar 1964 Appointed - 25 Mar 1993 Retired)
• Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (25 Mar 1993 Appointed - 17 Aug 2002 Appointed, Archbishop of Cali)
• Flavio Calle Zapata (10 Jan 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Ibagué
20 May 1900	Erected		Diocese of Ibagué (erected)
18 March 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ibagué	Diocese of Espinal (erected)
Archdiocese of Ibagué
14 December 1974	Elevated	Diocese of Ibagué	Archdiocese of Ibagué
8 July 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Ibagué	Diocese of Líbano-Honda (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ibagué
1950	709,580	710,580	99.9%	89	18	107	6,631		35	250	61	ap1951
1966	580,000	600,000	96.7%	93	27	120	4,833		45	238	46	ap1967
1970	780,000	780,000	100.0%	84	20	104	7,500		30	299	50	ap1971
Archdiocese of Ibagué
1976	750,000	800,000	93.8%	76	15	91	8,241		27	280	56	ap1977
1980	771,000	822,000	93.8%	75	16	91	8,472		34	230	58	ap1981
1990	383,500	415,763	92.2%	55	12	67	5,723		18	131	38	ap1991
1999	489,579	543,977	90.0%	79	18	97	5,047		25	146	46	ap2000
2000	485,747	539,719	90.0%	78	16	94	5,167		28	137	48	ap2001
2001	485,355	539,284	90.0%	82	18	100	4,853		31	142	53	ap2002
2002	489,400	547,004	89.5%	81	17	98	4,993	12	31	141	54	ap2003
2003	504,611	560,679	90.0%	89	16	105	4,805	12	23	143	54	ap2004
2004	510,300	567,000	90.0%	72	17	89	5,733	12	29	150	54	ap2005
2006	504,310	560,344	90.0%	83	18	101	4,993	12	32	164	55	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Flavio Calle Zapata (Archbishop: 10 Jan 2003)
• Fabián Marulanda López (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jul 1986 to 22 Dec 1989)
• Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (Archbishop: 25 Mar 1993 to 17 Aug 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Arturo Duque Villegas † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1949; Bishop: 17 Mar 1957 to 7 Jul 1959)
• José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1964; Archbishop: 14 Dec 1974 to 25 Mar 1993)
• Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (Bishop: 2 Nov 1959 to 3 Jan 1964)
• Ismael Perdomo Borrero † (Bishop: 29 Apr 1903 to 5 Feb 1923)
• Pedro Maria Rodríguez Andrade † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1924 to 17 Mar 1957)