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Archdiocese of Ibagué

Archidioecesis Ibaguensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Orlando Roa Barbosa, Archbishop
  • Flavio Calle Zapata, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

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)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesisdeibague.org
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arzobispal, Calle 10 N. 2-58, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
  • Telephone: (82)263.69.18; 261.13.28
  • Fax: 263.26.81

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ibagué
20 May 1900ErectedDiocese of Tolima (suppressed) Diocese of Ibagué (erected)
17 February 1954Territory LostDiocese of Ibagué (La Dorada, Marquetalia, Manzanares, Marulanda, and Victoria) Diocese of Manizales
18 March 1957Territory LostDiocese of Ibagué (Espinal, Alpujarra, Ataco, Carmen de Apicala, Coyaima, Cunday, Chaparral, Chicoral, Dolores, Flanders, Guamo, Icononzo, Melgar, Natagaiina, Ortega , Prado, Purificación, Rioblanco, San Antonio, San Luis, Saldaña, Suárez, and Villarica) Diocese of Espinal (erected)
Archdiocese of Ibagué
14 December 1974ElevatedDiocese of Ibagué Archdiocese of Ibagué
8 July 1989Territory LostArchdiocese of Ibagué (Ambalema, Armero-Guaybal, Casablanca, Falan, Fresno, Herveo, Honda, Lérida, Líbano, Mariquita, Murillo, and Villahermosa) Diocese of Líbano-Honda (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ibagué
1950709,580710,58099.9%89181076,6313525061ap1951
1966580,000600,00096.7%93271204,8334523846ap1967
1970780,000780,000100.0%84201047,5003029950ap1971
Archdiocese of Ibagué
1976750,000800,00093.8%7615918,2412728056ap1977
1980771,000822,00093.8%7516918,4723423058ap1981
1990383,500415,76392.2%5512675,7231813138ap1991
1999489,579543,97790.0%7918975,0472514646ap2000
2000485,747539,71990.0%7816945,1672813748ap2001
2001485,355539,28490.0%82181004,8533114253ap2002
2002489,400547,00489.5%8117984,993123114154ap2003
2003504,611560,67990.0%89161054,805122314354ap2004
2004510,300567,00090.0%7217895,733122915054ap2005
2006504,310560,34490.0%83181014,993123216455ap2007
2013547,000605,00090.4%89181075,112173320762ap2014
2016609,000663,01191.9%102171195,117173220062ap2017
2019634,377667,42095.0%104171215,242173017262ap2020
2021654,000687,40095.1%97141115,891122815562ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Ibagué
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 167, and Page 168

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