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	(as of 2004) 1,192,350 1,168,525 (98.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 December 1952 (64 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Ismael Rueda Sierra
Emeritus Bishops	Víctor Manuel López Forero
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

Leadership

• Bishops of Bucaramanga
  • Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona
  • 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
  • Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13)
  • Ismael Rueda Sierra (2009.02.13 – present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Barrancabermeja
• Málaga–Soatá
• Socorro y San Gil
• Vélez

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia

Sources

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org

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