title: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cali
text: # 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
  