The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cartagena is an archdiocese located in the city of Cartagena in Colombia.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Erected: April 24, 1534 • Tomás de Toro, O.P. (1534–1536 Died) • Jerónimo de Loayza, O.P. (1537–1541 Appointed, Bishop of Lima) • Francisco de Santa María Benavides Velasco, O.S.H. (1541–1550 Appointed, Bishop of Mondoñedo) • *Gregorio de Beteta, O.P. (1552–1556 Resigned before consecration) • Juan de Simancas Simancas (1561–1570 Resigned without permission in 1569 and died in 1570) • Pedro Arévalos, O.S.H. (1571–1572 Died) • Dionisio de Santos, O.P. (1574–1577 Died) • Juan Montalvo, O.P. (1578–1586 Died) • Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (1587–1590 Died) • Juan de Labrada, O.P. (1597–1613 Died) • Pedro Vega (1614–1616 Died) • Diego Torres Altamirano, O.F.M. (1617–1621 Died) • Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (1623–1623 Appointed, Bishop of Quito) • Diego Ramirez de Cepeda (1624–1629 Died) • Luis Córdoba Ronquillo, O.SS.T. (1630–1640 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo) • Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (1640–1649 Died) • Francisco Rodríguez de Valcárcel (1649–1651 Died) • Garcia Ruiz Cabezas (1654–1658 Died) • Antonio Sanz Lozano (1659–1680 Appointed, Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) • Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola (1681–1713 Died) • Antonio María Casiani, O.S.Bas. (1714–1717 Died) • Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1720–1725 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán) • Manuel Antonio Gómez de Silva (1726–1728 Confirmed, Bishop of Popayán) • Juan Francisco Gómez Calleja (1728–1729 Died) • Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque (1729–1740 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo) • Diego Martínez y Garrido, O.S. (1741–1746 Resigned) • Bernardo de Arbizu y Ugarte (1746–1751 Confirmed, Bishop of Trujillo) • Bartolomé de Narváez y Berrio (1751–1754 Died) • Jacinto Aguado y Chacón (1754–1755 Appointed Bishop of Arequipa) • Manuel de Sosa y Béthencourt (1755–1765 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) • Diego Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (1765–1772 Appointed Bishop of Yucatán) • Agustín de Alvarado y Castillo (1772–1775 Appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada) • Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (1775–1776 Appointed Bishop of Quito) • José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (1777–1792 Appointed Bishop of Quito) • Miguel Álvarez Cortés (1792–1795 Appointed Bishop of Quito) • Jerónimo Gómez de Liñán de la Borda (1796–1805 Died) • Custodio Angel Díaz Merino, O.P. (1806–1815 Died) • Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. (1816–1828 Died) • Juan Fernández y Sotomayor Picón (1831–1849 Died) • Pedro Antonio Torres (1850–1853 Appointed Bishop of Popayán) • Bernardino Medina y Moreno (1856–1877 Died) • Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda (1877–1878 Resigned) • Manuel Cerón (1879–1880 Died) • Eugenio Biffi, P.I.M.E. (1882–1896 Died) • Pedro Adán Brioschi (Pietro-Adamo Brioschi), P.I.M.E. (1898–1943 Died) Elevated June 20, 1900

Coadjutor archbishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Suffragan dioceses