Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

Archidioecesis Bucaramanguensis
Location
Country Colombia
Ecclesiastical provinceBucaramanga
Statistics
Area5,397 km2 (2,084 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
1,192,350
1,168,525 (98.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 December 1952 (71 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopIsmael Rueda Sierra
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:

Bishops

Ordinaries

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

See also

Sources

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