The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga ( la, Bucaramanguensis) is an

archdiocese In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...

located in the city 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 68 ...

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 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 ...

(1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of

Nueva Pamplona Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department. History Colonization The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...

; future Cardinal **

Héctor Rueda Hernández Héctor Rueda Hernández (November 9, 1920 – November 1, 2011) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Rueda Hernández was born in Colombia and ordained a priest on December 15, 1946. Rueda Hernández was appointed the ...

(1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14) * Archbishops of Bucaramanga **

(1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07) Appointed, Archbishop of

Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

Darío Castrillón Hoyos Darío del Niño Jesús Castrillón Hoyos (4 July 1929 – 18 May 2018) was a Colombian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1996 to 2006 and President of the Pontifical Commission ''Ecclesia D ...

(1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15) Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the

Congregation for the Clergy The Dicastery for the Clergy, formerly named Congregation for the Clergy (; formerly the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy and Sacred Congregation of the Council), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing matters regardi ...

; future Cardinal ** Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13) **

Ismael Rueda Sierra Ismael may refer to: People * Ismael Balkhi, a political activist from Afghanistan * Ismael Blanco (born 1983), an Argentine professional footballer * Ismael Prego "Wismichu", a Spanish youtuber * Ismael Villegas, a Puerto Rican Major League Bas ...

(2009.02.13 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

Isaías Duarte Cancino Monsignor Isaías Duarte Cancino ( San Gil, Santander, February 15, 1939 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, March 16, 2002) was a Colombian Catholic priest, who from 1995 until the day of his death was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cali. In 2012 Col ...

(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 Carlos Prada Sanmiguel (27 December 1939 − 16 August 2013) was a Colombian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1966, Prada Sanmiguel was named bishop in 1988. In 1994, he was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duitama ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín in 1988 *

Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra Jorge is a Spanish Language, Spanish and Portuguese Language, Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth ...

, appointed Bishop of Ocaña in 1993 * Hency Martínez Vargas (priest here, 1985-1987), appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

Barrancabermeja Barrancabermeja is a city in Colombia, located on the shore of the Magdalena River, in the western part of the department of Santander. It is home to the largest oil refinery in the country, under direct management of ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja ...

* Málaga–Soatá * Socorro y San Gil * Vélez

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Catholic Hierarchy

Roman Catholic dioceses in Colombia Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bucaramanga Christian organizations established in 1952 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1952 establishments in Colombia {{Colombia-RC-diocese-stub