Héctor Rueda Hernández | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Medellín |
| See | Medellín |
| Appointed | 7 November 1991 |
| Installed | 12 December 1991 |
| Term ended | 13 February 1997 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso López Trujillo |
| Successor | Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 December 1946 by Luis Andrade Valderrama |
| Consecration | 19 June 1960 by Giuseppe Paupini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Héctor Rueda Hernández 9 November 1920 |
| Died | 1 November 2011 (aged 90) Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Parents | Cerafino Rueda Raquelina Hernández |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bucaramanga (1960-74) Archbishop of Bucaramanga (1974-91) President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (1984-87) |
| Alma mater | Major Seminary of Bogotá Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Vobis in Patrem |
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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 bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga on May 5, 1960 and consecrated on June 19, 1960. On December 14, 1974, Rueda Hernández was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bucaramanga and would remain in the diocese until he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Medellín on November 7, 1991. Rueda Hernández retired from the Archdiocese of Medellin on February 13, 1997.
See also
References
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Archdiocese of Medellin (Spanish)
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