The Roman Catholic Diocese of Socorro y San Gil ( la, Succursensis et Sancti Aegidii) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the cities of
Socorro and
San Gil
San Gil is a town municipality in the Department of Santander in northeastern Colombia, located roughly 300 km (192 mi) from Bogotá and 95 km from the department's capital, Bucaramanga. As of 2020, San Gil had a population of rou ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...
in Colombia.
History
* 20 March 1895: Established as Diocese of Socorro from the
Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
* 19 January 1928: Renamed as Diocese of Socorro y San Gil
Bishops
Ordinaries
* Bishops of Socorro
**Evaristo Blanco (1897.04.09 – 1909.03.27), appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona
**Francesco Cristoforo Toro (1910.10.18 – 1913.12.16), appointed Bishop of Santa Marta
**Antonio Vincenzo Arenas (1914.05.28 – 1922.07.12)
* Bishops of Socorro y San Gil
**Leonida Medina (1923.03.07 – 1947.07.19)
**Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio,
S.J. (1947.07.19 – 1950.12.06), appointed Bishop of Tunja
**
Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Aníbal Muñoz Duque (3 October 1908 – 15 January 1987) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bogotá.
Biography
He was born in Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia as the son of José María Muñoz and Ana Rosa Duque. He was educated ...
(1951.04.08 – 1952.12.18), appointed Bishop of Bucaramanga; future Cardinal
**Pedro José Rivera Mejía (1953.02.20 – 1975.10.25)
**Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1975.10.25 – 1980.01.19)
**Víctor Manuel López Forero (1980.12.06 – 1985.06.07), appointed Bishop of Colombia, Military
**Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna,
O.P. (1986.03.06 – 2001.11.03), appointed Bishop of Magangué
**Ismael Rueda Sierra (2003.06.27 – 2009.02.13), appointed Archbishop of Bucaramanga
**Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz (2010.02.02 – 2019.12.12)
**Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (2019.12.12 - Present)
Coadjutor bishops
*
Ángel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. (1942-1947)
*
Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano (1972-1975)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Rafael Afanador y Cadena, appointed Bishop of Nueva Pamplona in 1916
*
José Joaquín Flórez Hernández José Joaquín Flórez Hernández (12 November 1916 – 22 June 1996) was a Roman Catholic Bishop in Colombia. He was Bishop of Duitama–Sogamoso from 1955 to 1964, then Bishop from 1964 to 1974 and Archbishop from 1974 to 1993 of Ibagué
Ibagu ...
, appointed Bishop of Duitama in 1955
*
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Pasto in 1955; future Cardinal
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Gustavo Martínez Frías Gustavo Martínez Frías (May 30, 1935 - August 29, 2009) was the Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia. Martínez Frías was appointed Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona by Pope John Paul II on March 18, 1999 and installed on May 6, 1999. He remained ...
, appointed Bishop of Ipiales in 1987
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Luis José Rueda Aparicio
Luis José Rueda Aparicio (born 3 March 1962) is a Colombian prelate who is Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá. He was Metropolitan Archbishop of Popayán from 2018 to 2020 and Bishop of Montelíbano from 2012 to 2018.
Pope Francis plans to m ...
, appointed Bishop of Montelibano in 2012
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Roman Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses ...
Sources
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bucaramanga
Religious organizations established in 1895
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1895 establishments in Colombia
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