Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

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Ecclesiastical province Bucaramanga Pope Francis Date founded 17 December 1952 Archbishop Ismael Rueda Sierra		Rite Latin Rite Area 5,397 km² Country Colombia

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 1,192,350 1,168,525 (98.0%) Established 17 December 1952 (64 years ago) Cathedral Catedral de la Sagrada Familia Address Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia Emeritus bishop Víctor Manuel López Forero

Inmaculada concepci n de mar a arquidi cesis de bucaramanga diciembre 8 de 2016

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga (Latin: Bucaramanguensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia.

17 December 1952: Established as Diocese of Bucaramanga from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona

14 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

Minor Basilicas:

St. John Baptist, Girón

Bishops of Bucaramanga

Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03) Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona

Héctor Rueda Hernández (1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14)

Archbishops of Bucaramanga

Héctor Rueda Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07) Appointed, Archbishop of Medellín

Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15) Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – 2009.02.13)

Ismael Rueda Sierra (2009.02.13 – present)

Barrancabermeja

Málaga–Soatá

Socorro y San Gil

Vélez

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