Archdiocese of Medell�n

Historical Details

• Diocese of Medell�n
  • Latin Name: Medellensis
  • Erected: 14 February 1868
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bogot�
  • Country: Colombia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Valerio Antonio Jim�nez (Ximenes) Hoyos † (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 29 May 1873 Resigned)
• Jos� Joaqu�n Isaza Ruiz † (29 May 1873 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1874 Died)
• Jos� Ignacio Montoya Pel�ez † (7 Apr 1876 Appointed - 15 Jul 1884 Died)
• Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (27 Mar 1885 Appointed - 4 Jun 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Santaf� en Nueva Granada)
• Joaqu�n Pardo y Vergara † (1 Feb 1892 Appointed - 14 Nov 1904 Died)
• Manuel Jos� Caicedo (Caycedo) Mart�nez † (14 Dec 1905 Appointed - 22 Jun 1937 Died)
• Tiberio de Jes�s Salazar y Herrera † (22 Jun 1937 Succeeded - 4 Mar 1942 Died)
• Joaqu�n Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. † (14 May 1942 Appointed - 28 Nov 1957 Retired)
• Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. † (8 Dec 1957 Appointed - 2 Jun 1979 Retired)
• Alfonso L�pez Trujillo † (2 Jun 1979 Succeeded - 9 Jan 1991 Resigned)
• H�ctor Rueda Hern�ndez † (7 Nov 1991 Appointed - 13 Feb 1997 Retired)
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. † (13 Feb 1997 Appointed - 16 Feb 2010 Retired)
• Ricardo Antonio Tob�n Restrepo (16 Feb 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Medell�n
1950	800,000	800,000	100.0%	275	91	366	2,185		253	1,676	64	ap1951
1966	1,200,000	1,250,000	96.0%	298	251	549	2,185		452	3,144	145	ap1967
1968	1,500,000	1,586,650	94.5%	417	254	671	2,235	9	505	2,946	162	ap1971
1976	1,900,000	1,950,000	97.4%	416		416	4,567		334	3,831	182	ap1977
1980	2,125,000	2,250,000	94.4%	446	340	786	2,703		702	3,055	192	ap1981
1990	2,106,214	2,149,197	98.0%	427	284	711	2,962		804	4,604	234	ap1991
1999	2,512,065	2,952,956	85.1%	578	318	896	2,803		886	2,674	264	ap2000
2000	3,004,344	3,106,344	96.7%	546	332	878	3,421	17	863	2,899	268	ap2001
2001	2,788,900	3,280,993	85.0%	597	310	907	3,074	6	951	2,863	270	ap2002
2002	2,667,012	2,963,346	90.0%	590	307	897	2,973	23	968	2,966	281	ap2003
2003	2,587,230	2,907,000	89.0%	601	310	911	2,839	36	750	2,936	296	ap2004
2004	2,625,494	3,012,847	87.1%	590	319	909	2,888	39	760	2,901	301	ap2005
2013	3,074,000	3,718,776	82.7%	692	269	961	3,198	47	766	2,945	337	ap2014
2016	2,968,326	3,919,172	75.7%	737	332	1,069	2,776	48	680	2,945	332	ap2017
2019	2,842,799	3,984,083	71.4%	832	343	1,175	2,419	56	640	2,681	342	ap2020
2021	3,082,475	3,863,087	79.8%	794	354	1,148	2,685	62	569	2,705	342	ap2022
2023	2,960,000	3,796,137	78.0%	671	303	974	3,039	58	547	3,007	342	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edgar Aristiz�bal Quintero (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 2011 to 4 May 2017)
• Fidel Le�n Cadavid Marin (Priest: 5 Oct 1976 to 18 Jun 1988)
• Orlando Antonio Corrales Garc�a (Priest: 5 Dec 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1998 to 9 Apr 2001)
• Carlos Alberto Correa Mart�nez
• Tulio Duque Guti�rrez, S.D.S. (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1993 to 18 Mar 1997)
• Juan Fernando Franco S�nchez
• Gustavo Gir�n Higuita, O.C.D.
• Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve
• Juan Carlos Londo�o (Deacon: 21 Oct 2000; Priest: 24 Nov 2001 to 12 Dec 2023)
• Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve (Priest: 5 Jul 1986 to 15 Oct 2015)
• Rodrigo Mej�a Saldarriaga, S.J.
• Dar�o de Jes�s Monsalve Mej�a (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1993 to 25 Jul 2001)
• Francisco Javier M�nera Correa, I.M.C.
• Guillermo Orozco Montoya
• Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto
• Jos� de Jes�s Quintero D�az
• Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (Priest: 1 Jun 1974 to 12 Dec 2003)
• Luis Fernando Rodr�guez Vel�squez (Priest: 25 Aug 1984 to 5 Jul 2014)
• Carlos Jos� Ruiseco Vieira
• Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.
• Ricardo Antonio Tob�n Restrepo (Archbishop: 16 Feb 2010 - )
• Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo
• Hugo Alberto Torres Mar�n (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 2011 to 29 Sep 2015)
• Jos� Mauricio V�lez Garc�a (Priest: 5 Dec 1992; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Jan 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Elkin Fernando �lvarez Botero † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 2012 to 22 Oct 2020)
• Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †
• Rodrigo Arango Vel�squez, P.S.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1981 to 17 Jan 1985)
• Jos� de Jes�s Arango Vel�zquez, O.F.M. †
• Octavio Betancourt Arango † (Priest: 1 Nov 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Nov 1970 to 10 Nov 1975)
• Fabio Betancur Tirado † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1982 to 29 Mar 1984)
• Bernardo Botero �lvarez, C.M. †
• Emilio Botero Gonz�lez † (Priest: 1 Nov 1907 to 30 Aug 1947)
• Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. † (Archbishop: 8 Dec 1957 to 2 Jun 1979)
• Manuel Jos� Caicedo (Caycedo) Mart�nez † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1905 to 22 Jun 1937)
• Jorge Iv�n Casta�o Rubio, C.M.F. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 2001 to 25 Nov 2010)
• Dar�o Castrill�n Hoyos †
• Arturo Duque Villegas †
• Guillermo Escobar V�lez † (Priest: 1 Apr 1933 to 7 Mar 1952)
• Abraham Escudero Montoya † (Priest: 8 Jun 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1986 to 30 Apr 1990)
• Joaqu�n Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. † (Archbishop: 14 May 1942 to 28 Nov 1957)
• Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1997 to 16 Feb 2010)
• Juan Manuel Gonz�lez Arbel�ez † (Priest: 17 Jan 1915 to 3 Jul 1933)
• Bernardo Herrera Restrepo † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 4 Jun 1891)
• Mos� Higuera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Mar 1884 to 25 Sep 1915)
• Jos� Joaqu�n Isaza Ruiz † (Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Nov 1869; Bishop: 29 May 1873 to 29 Dec 1874)
• Buenaventura J�uregui Prieto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1951 to 8 Dec 1957)
• Valerio Antonio Jim�nez (Ximenes) Hoyos † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1868 to 29 May 1873)
• Gilberto Jim�nez Narv�ez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 2001 to 25 Feb 2012)
• Jos� Roberto L�pez Londo�o † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1982 to 9 May 1987)
• Alfonso L�pez Trujillo † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 May 1978; Archbishop: 2 Jun 1979 to 9 Jan 1991)
• Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1959 to 23 Mar 1964)
• Ram�n Dar�o Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. †
• Jos� Ignacio Montoya Pel�ez † (Priest: 7 Jun 1840; Bishop: 7 Apr 1876 to 15 Jul 1884)
• Javier Naranjo Villegas †
• V�ctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid † (Priest: 5 Jul 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 2006 to 24 Jan 2011)
• Joaqu�n Pardo y Vergara † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1892; Archbishop: 21 Mar 1902 to 14 Nov 1904)
• Gustavo Posada Pel�ez, M.X.Y. †
• Carlos Prada Sanmiguel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1988 to 21 Jun 1994)
• Manuel Canuto Restrepo y Villegas †
• Gonzalo de Jes�s Rivera G�mez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1998 to 16 Feb 2010)
• H�ctor Rueda Hern�ndez † (Archbishop: 7 Nov 1991 to 13 Feb 1997)
• Tiberio de Jes�s Salazar y Herrera † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Jul 1932; Archbishop: 22 Jun 1937 to 4 Mar 1942)
• Rafael Toro Upegui, S.J. †
• Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo † (Priest: 1 Nov 1937 to 25 Jun 1963)
• Gerardo Valencia Cano, M.X.Y. †
• Hernando Vel�squez Lotero †
• Francesco Saverio Zald�a † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1882 - Did Not Take Effect)