Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali
# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali

The Archdiocese of Cali (Latin: Archidioecesis Caliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Cali.

## History

* 7 June 1910: Established as Diocese of Cali from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Popayán
* 20 June 1964: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cali

## Bishops

### Ordinaries

* Bishops of Cali
   * Heladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez (1911.08.11 – 1926.09.28)
   * Luis Adriano Díaz Melo (1927.04.13 – 1947.11.13)
   * Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. (1948.02.23 – 1958.09.24)
   * Francisco Gallego Pérez (1958.12.18 – 1960.05.21)
   * Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1960.07.13 – 1964.06.20)
* Archbishops of Cali
   * Alberto Uribe Urdaneta (1964.06.20 – 1985.02.07)
   * Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Bogotá (Cardinal in 2001)
   * Isaías Duarte Cancino (1995.08.19 – 2002.03.16)
   * Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (2002.08.17 – 2011.05.18)
   * Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (since 2011.05.18)

### Coadjutor archbishops

* Pedro Rubiano Sàenz (1983-1985); future Cardinal
* Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (2010-2011)

### Auxiliary bishops

* Miguel Antonio Medina y Medina (1952-1959), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín
* Augusto Aristizábal Ospina (1969-1977), appointed Bishop of Jericó
* Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. (1978-1983), appointed Bishop of Barrancabermeja (later returned here as Archbishop)
* Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón (1987-1998), appointed Bishop of Chiquinquirá
* Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. (1988-1992), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Villavicencio
* Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños (1992-1995), appointed Bishop of Pasto
* Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil (1992-2002), appointed Bishop of Montelibano
* José Soleibe Arbeláez (1999-2002), appointed Bishop of Caldas
* Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval (1999-2007), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
* Gonzalo Restrepo Restrepo (2003-2006), appointed Bishop of Girardota
* Julio Hernando García Peláez (2005-2010), appointed Bishop of Istmina-Tadó
* José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Cartago
* José Daniel Falla Robles (2009-2016), appointed Bishop of Soacha
* Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez (2014-)
* Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro (2015-2020), appointed Bishop of Pasto

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Fernando Torres Durán, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá in 1996
* Héctor Epalza Quintero (prest here, 1965-1989), appointed Bishop of Buenaventura in 2004

## Suffragan dioceses

* Buenaventura
* Buga
* Cartago
* Palmira
