Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga () 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 – 2026.02.24)
• Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (2026.02.24 – 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