Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Bucaramanga
latin=Archidioecesis Bucaramanguensis
country= Colombia
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral de la Sagrada Familia
cocathedral =
area= 5,397
population= 1,192,350
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 1,168,525
catholics_percent= 98.0
bishop= Víctor Manuel López Forero
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucaramanga {Latin: " Bucaramanguen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia.
History
* December 17, 1952: Established as Diocese of Bucaramanga from the Diocese of Nueva Pamplona
* December 14, 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucaramanga
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**St. John Baptist, Girón
Leadership
* Archbishops of Bucaramanga (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Víctor Manuel López Forero (1998.06.27 – present)
** Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1992.12.16 – 1996.06.15)
** Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández (1974.12.14 – 1991.11.07)
* Bishops of Bucaramanga (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Héctor Rueda Hernández (1960.05.06 – 1974.12.14)
** Cardinal Aníbal Muñoz Duque (1952.12.18 – 1959.08.03)
uffragan Dioceses
* Barrancabermeja
* Málaga–Soatá
* Socorro y San Gil
* Vélez
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Colombia
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/buca0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbuca.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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