Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín (Medellensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Medellín in Colombia.

Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo is the current archbishop of Medellín.

History

 * 14 February 1868: Established as Diocese of Medellín from the Diocese of Antioquía
 * 24 February 1902: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Medellín

Special churches

 * Minor Basilicas:
 * Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá, La Estrella
 * Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Medellín
 * Medellín cathedral is also a minor basilica.

Coadjutor bishops

 * José Joaquín Isaza Ruiz (1869–1873)
 * Tiberio de Jesús Salazar y Herrera (1932–1937)
 * Alfonso López Trujillo (1978–1979); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

 * Francesco Saverio Zaldúa (1882); did not take effect
 * Mosé Higuera (1884–1915)
 * Buenaventura Jáuregui Prieto (1951–1957), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
 * Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1959–1964), appointed Bishop of Montería
 * Octavio Betancourt Arango (1970–1975), appointed Bishop of Garzón
 * Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. (1981–1985), appointed Bishop of Buga
 * Fabio Betancur Tirado (1982–1984), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas
 * José Roberto López Londoño (1982–1987), appointed Bishop of Armenia
 * Abraham Escudero Montoya (1986–1990), appointed Bishop of Espinal
 * Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (1988–1994), appointed Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso
 * Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993–1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
 * Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (1993–2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
 * Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998–2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira
 * Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998–2010)
 * Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001–2010)
 * Gilberto Jiménez Narváez (2001–2012)
 * Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid (2006–2011), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá
 * Edgar Aristizábal Quintero (2011–2017), appointed Bishop of Yopal
 * Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (2011–2015), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
 * Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero (2012–2020), appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos
 * José Mauricio Vélez García (2017-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Manuel Antonio López de Mesa, appointed Bishop of Antioquía in 1902
 * Emilio Botero González, appointed Bishop of Pasto in 1947
 * Guillermo Escobar Vélez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioquía in 1952
 * Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena in 1963
 * Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2003
 * Fidel León Cadavid Marin (priest here, 1976–1988), appointed Bishop of Quibdó in 2011
 * Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cali in 2014
 * Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve, appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy in 2015

Suffragan dioceses

 * Caldas
 * Girardota
 * Jericó
 * Sonsón – Rionegro