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 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona; future Cardinal
- *Héctor Rueda Hernández
- Archbishops of Bucaramanga
- *Héctor Rueda Hernández Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín
- *Darío Castrillón Hoyos Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; future Cardinal
- *Víctor Manuel López Forero
- *Ismael Rueda Sierra
Auxiliary bishops
- Isaías Duarte Cancino, appointed Bishop of Apartadó
- Héctor Cubillos Peña, appointed Bishop of Zipaquirá
- Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J., 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, appointed Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas in 2019