Archdiocese of Manizales

Archidioecesis Manizalensis

Bishop(s)

José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, Archbishop
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 10 May 1954
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Colombia
Square Kilometers: 3,848 (1,486 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesisdemanizales.com
Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Carrera 23 N. 19-22, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Telephone: (6)884.01.14; 884.33.44
Fax: 882.18.53

Historical Details

Diocese of Manizales
- Latin Name: Manizalensis
- Erected: 11 April 1900
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Medellín
- Country: Colombia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Gregorio Nacianceno Hoyos Yarza † (16 Dec 1901 Appointed - 25 Oct 1921 Died)
Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera † (6 Jul 1922 Appointed - 7 Jul 1932 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Medellín)
Juan Manuel González Arbeláez † (3 Jul 1933 Appointed - 6 Jun 1934 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Aenus)
Luis Concha Córdoba † (13 Jul 1935 Appointed - 18 May 1959 Appointed, Archbishop of Bogotá)
Arturo Duque Villegas † (7 Jul 1959 Appointed - 22 May 1975 Retired)
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † (22 May 1975 Appointed - 15 Oct 1996 Retired)
Fabio Betancur Tirado † (15 Oct 1996 Appointed - 7 Oct 2010 Resigned)
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (7 Oct 2010 Succeeded - 6 Jan 2020 Resigned)
José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (25 Apr 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Manizales
11 April 1900	Erected	Diocese of Medellín	Diocese of Manizales (erected)
11 June 1920	Territory Lost	Diocese of Manizales (Alcalá (La Balsa))	Diocese of Cali
17 December 1952	Territory Lost	Diocese of Manizales (Immaculate Conception B. M. V., Sacred Heart of Jesus, from Montenegro, generally, La Tebaida, Calarcá, Córbiba, Pijao, Genova; parish vicariates: Barcelona and Buenavista, Filandia, Circassia, Quimbaya, and Salento)	Diocese of Armenia (erected)
17 December 1952	Territory Lost	Prefecture Apostolic of Chocó (Pueblo Rico and S. Antonio de Chami) Diocese of Manizales (Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza, N. S. de la Valvanera, Virginia, Viterbo, Apía, Santuario, Belén de Umbria, Mistrató, Anserma, Belalcázar, Guática (with S. Clement), Arabia, Balboa and La Celia; parts of Marseilles and S. Rosa)	Diocese of Pereira (erected)
17 February 1954	Territory Added	Diocese of Ibagué (La Dorada, Marquetalia, Manzanares, Marulanda, and Victoria)	Diocese of Manizales
Archdiocese of Manizales
10 May 1954	Elevated	Diocese of Manizales	Archdiocese of Manizales
29 March 1984	Territory Lost	Diocese of Barrancabermeja Diocese of Facatativá (Chaguaní, Guaduas, La Palma, Caparrapí, Yacopí, and Puerto Salgar) Archdiocese of Manizales	Diocese of La Dorada-Guaduas (erected) (Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Triunfo, La Dorada, Samaná, Victoria, Marquetalia, Pennsylvania, and Manzanares along with Corregimiento de Montebonito and Inspection de Policía de San Miguel)

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 Manizales

1950 949,000 950,000 99.9% 167 60 227 4,180 160 702 64 ap1967

Archdiocese of Manizales

1965 780,000 783,201 99.6% 184 88 272 2,867 179 789 57 ap1967

1970 749,000 750,000 99.9% 173 95 268 2,794 140 559 64 ap1971

1976 612,182 615,182 99.5% 161 51 212 2,887 107 925 68 ap1977

1980 610,556 618,177 98.8% 151 51 202 3,022 87 890 69 ap1981

1990 549,000 556,000 98.7% 135 48 183 3,000 8 69 355 62 ap1991

1999 796,345 840,345 94.8% 143 49 192 4,147 22 85 495 72 ap2002

2002 815,000 840,000 97.0% 132 54 186 4,381 28 97 429 78 ap2003

2003 731,000 750,000 97.5% 158 51 209 3,497 34 131 395 81 ap2004

2004 731,000 750,000 97.5% 163 45 208 3,514 34 109 395 80 ap2005

2013 812,000 835,000 97.2% 184 61 245 3,314 47 305 474 83 ap2014

2016 839,421 863,694 97.2% 176 61 237 3,541 57 185 470 93 ap2017

2019 867,830 892,900 97.2% 195 61 256 3,389 58 195 470 94 ap2020

2021 894,000 855,475 104.5% 193 61 254 3,519 58 217 470 94 ap2022*

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 Manizales
1950	949,000	950,000	99.9%	167	60	227	4,180		160	702	64	ap1967
Archdiocese of Manizales
1965	780,000	783,201	99.6%	184	88	272	2,867		179	789	57	ap1967
1970	749,000	750,000	99.9%	173	95	268	2,794		140	559	64	ap1971
1976	612,182	615,182	99.5%	161	51	212	2,887		107	925	68	ap1977
1980	610,556	618,177	98.8%	151	51	202	3,022		87	890	69	ap1981
1990	549,000	556,000	98.7%	135	48	183	3,000	8	69	355	62	ap1991
1999	796,345	840,345	94.8%	143	49	192	4,147	22	85	495	72	ap2002
2002	815,000	840,000	97.0%	132	54	186	4,381	28	97	429	78	ap2003
2003	731,000	750,000	97.5%	158	51	209	3,497	34	131	395	81	ap2004
2004	731,000	750,000	97.5%	163	45	208	3,514	34	109	395	80	ap2005
2013	812,000	835,000	97.2%	184	61	245	3,314	47	305	474	83	ap2014
2016	839,421	863,694	97.2%	176	61	237	3,541	57	185	470	93	ap2017
2019	867,830	892,900	97.2%	195	61	256	3,389	58	195	470	94	ap2020
2021	894,000	855,475	104.5%	193	61	254	3,519	58	217	470	94	ap2022*

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal (Priest: 15 Aug 1963 to 21 May 1982)
José Libardo Garcés Monsalve (Priest: 27 Nov 1993 to 29 Jun 2016)
Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo
José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (Priest: 2 Feb 1987 to 22 Nov 2004; Archbishop: 25 Apr 2021 - )
Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Jul 2009; Archbishop: 7 Oct 2010 to 6 Jan 2020)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo † (Deacon: 20 Dec 1930; Priest: 29 Jun 1931; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 1949 to 18 Dec 1952)
Fabio Betancur Tirado † (Archbishop: 15 Oct 1996 to 7 Oct 2010)
Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Oct 1968 to 18 Dec 1972)
Luis Concha Córdoba † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1935; Archbishop: 10 May 1954 to 18 May 1959)
Arturo Duque Villegas † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1959 to 22 May 1975)
Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. † (Priest: 9 Nov 1958 to 1960)
Luis Horacio Gómez González † (Priest: 30 Nov 1991 to 10 Jul 2014)
Juan Manuel González Arbeláez † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1933 to 6 Jun 1934)
Óscar González Villa † (Priest: 17 Nov 1973 to 25 Jun 2015)
Gregorio Nacianceno Hoyos Yarza † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1901 to 25 Oct 1921)
Rubén Isaza Restrepo † (Priest: 29 Oct 1939 to 18 Dec 1952)
Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †
Alberto Lee López, O.F.M. †
José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † (Archbishop: 22 May 1975 to 15 Oct 1996)
Arturo Salazar Mejía, O.A.R. †
Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1922 to 7 Jul 1932)
Augusto Trujillo Arango † (Priest: 6 Aug 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Apr 1957 to 31 Mar 1960)
Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1953 to 18 Mar 1957)
Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M. †

Source(s)

Diocese of Manizales
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 227, and Page 228
Archdiocese of Manizales
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 641, to Page 643
- Annuario Pontificio, Year 2022, Page 441

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