Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién
Erected August 28, 1513
- Juan de Quevedo Villegas, O.F.M. (1513–1519)[4]
- Diocese of Panamá
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- Archdiocese of Panamá
Elevated: 29 November 1925
- Juan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. (1933–1943)
- Francisco Beckmann, C.M.F. (1945–1963)
- Tomas Alberto Clavel Méndez (1964–1968)
- Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. (1969–1994)
- José Dimas Cedeño Delgado (1994–2010); Archbishop Emeritus
- Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (2010–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Juan Francisco del Rosario Manfredo y Ballestas (1845-1847)
Auxiliary bishops
- Juan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. (1932-1933), appointed Archbishop here
- Francisco Beckmann, C.M. (1940-1945), appointed Archbishop here
- Marcos G. McGrath, C.S.C. (1961-1964), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (later returned here as Archbishop0
- Carlos Ambrosio Lewis Tullock, S.V.D. (1965-1986), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of David
- José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (1985-1994), appointed Bishop of Chitré; future Cardinal
- Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez (1985-1994), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas
- Fernando Torres Durán (1996-1999), appointed Bishop of Chitré
- José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. (2004-2010), appointed Archbishop here
- Pablo Varela Server (2004-2019)
- Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean (2015-2019)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José María Carrizo Villarreal, appointed Bishop of Chitré in 1963
- Rafael Valdivieso Miranda, appointed Bishop of Chitré in 2013
Current Bishops
- Archbishop : Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1534 | Diocese of Cartagena | |
| 1534 | Diocese of León en Nicaragua | |
| 1546 | Diocese of Popayán | |
| 1925 | Vicariate Apostolic of Darién | |
| 1955 | Diocese of David | |
| 1962 | Diocese of Chitré | |
| 1963 | Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas | |
| 1993 | Diocese of Penonomé |
See also
References
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External links
- Arquidiócesis de Panamá Template:Webarchive official site (in Spanish)
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