- Source: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga (Latin: Bucaramanguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia.
History
17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Bucaramanga from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
Special churches
Minor Basilicas:
St. John Baptist, Girón
Bishops
= Ordinaries
=Bishops of Bucaramanga
Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona; future Cardinal
Héctor Rueda Hernández (1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14)
Archbishops of Bucaramanga
Héctor Rueda Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15) Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; future Cardinal
Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13)
Ismael Rueda Sierra (2009.02.13 – present)
= Auxiliary bishops
=Isaías Duarte Cancino (1985-1988), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
Héctor Cubillos Peña (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J. (2004-2011), appointed Bishop of Fontibón
= Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
=Rafael Sarmiento Peralta, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1962
Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 1988
Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1993
Hency Martínez Vargas (priest here, 1985-1987), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019
Suffragan dioceses
Barrancabermeja
Málaga–Soatá
Socorro y San Gil
Vélez
See also
Roman Catholicism in Colombia
Sources
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
GCatholic.org
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
- List of Catholic archdioceses
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Málaga–Soatá
- List of Catholic dioceses in Colombia
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá
- Héctor Rueda Hernández
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellín
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona
- Episcopal Conference of Colombia
