Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga

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 (72 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Sagrada Familia
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
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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