Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

Archdiocese of Bucaramanga Archidioecesis Bucaramanguensis
Location
Country	Colombia
Ecclesiastical province	Bucaramanga
Statistics
Area	5,397 km2 (2,084 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,192,350 1,168,525 (98.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 December 1952 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisbucaramanga.com

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
  • (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13)
  • (2009.02.13 – present)

Auxiliary bishops[]

• Isaías Duarte Cancino (1985-1988), appointed Bishop of Apartadó
• (2002-2004), appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
• , S.J. (2004-2011), appointed Bishop of Fontibón

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• , appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1962
• Carlos Prada Sanmiguel, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 1988
• , appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1993
• (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^{[self-published source?]}
• GCatholic.org

Coordinates: 7°07′00″N 73°07′00″W / 7.1167°N 73.1167°W / 7.1167; -73.1167

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